Patent ID: 7100424

Claim:
A portable inspection apparatus for sampling air within a container and contemporaneously analyzing the sampled air for detection of a plurality of different security threats, said apparatus comprising: a vent cup for withdrawing an air sample from within a container through a container vent having one or more openings, wherein the vent cup comprises a housing that fits over the one or more openings in the container vent, and the housing is mounted upon a telescoping arm that is positioned with a control mechanism; an air-moving device having a suction port and a discharge port; a conduit connecting the vent cup to the suction port of the air moving device such that when the air moving device is operating, air is pulled into the vent cup from the container; and an air distribution manifold connected to the discharge port of the air moving device for receiving the air sample and distributing the air sample to a plurality of sensors, wherein each of the plurality of sensors is adapted for contemporaneously detecting a different security threat during withdrawal of the air sample from within the container.