Patent ID: 8072490

Claim:
An inspection device for inspecting the underside of a vehicle for prohibited materials, said device comprising: a carriage and a plurality of wheels for supporting said carriage above the ground and moving said carriage over the ground; a forwardly extending arm fixed to said carriage and having a first end distanced from said carriage; an illumination means fixed to said forward extending arm and positioned to illuminate the underside of a vehicle; a video camera operating in the spectrum of light of said illumination means for creating an image of the underside of a vehicle illuminated by said illumination means mounted on said first end of said forwardly extending arm and positioned to view the underside of a vehicle; a control arm having an upper portion and a lower portion fixed to said carriage and extending upwardly from a rear portion of said carriage and handle means fixed to said upper portion of said control arm for positioning said carriage near a vehicle and said video camera under various areas of the underside of a vehicle; a first video monitor for viewing an image from said video carriage, an electric control unit for illuminating said illumination means and means for activating said camera and wherein said first video monitor and electronic control unit are fixed to said upper portion of said control arm; a battery as a source of power for said illumination means, said video camera, said monitor and means for transmitting a signal from said video camera to said first video monitor and wherein said battery and said means for transmitting a signal from said video camera to a second remote monitor are mounted on said carriage; and means for indicating the amount of charge on said battery.