Method for security inspection and kit of parts with a detachable single-use inlay for an X-ray tray
OwnerSaray González Marín, Eckhard Edelbert Melzinventors
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Abstract
This disclosure relates to a method for security inspection of baggage and/or personal items. This disclosure also relates to a kit of parts with a detachable single-use inlay and an X-ray tray of a security check at an airport.
Claims20
A method for security inspection of baggage and/or personal items, the method comprising:
- a. providing an X-ray tray having a deposition area;
- b. attaching a single-use inlay to said X-ray tray to cover said deposition area, said single-use inlay comprising a paper and/or polymer layer having an outer side and an inner side;
- c. putting the baggage and/or personal items onto the single-use inlay without direct contact to the X-ray tray;
- d. X-ray scanning said baggage and/or personal items disposed in said X-ray tray, wherein the X-ray tray is moved into and out of the scanning area;
- e. removing the baggage and/or personal items from said single-use inlay;
- and
- f. detaching said single-use inlay from said X-ray tray,
- wherein said single-use inlay comprises a protective cover and has a compressed state in which the paper and/or polymer layer is compressed within said protective cover, as well as a decompressed state in which the paper and/or polymer layer is decompressed, and
- wherein said single-use inlay is decompressed prior to attachment in accordance with step b.
A method for security inspection of baggage and/or personal items, the method comprising:
- a. providing an X-ray tray having a deposition area;
- b. attaching a single-use inlay to said X-ray tray to cover said deposition area, said single-use inlay comprising a paper and/or polymer layer having an outer side and an inner side;
- c. putting the baggage and/or personal items onto the single-use inlay without direct contact to the X-ray tray;
- d. X-ray scanning said baggage and/or personal items disposed in said X-ray tray, wherein the X-ray tray is moved into and out of the scanning area;
- e. removing the baggage and/or personal items from said single-use inlay;
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- f. detaching said single-use inlay from said X-ray tray,
- wherein said paper and/or polymer layer is transparent for X-rays and/or visible light.
A kit of parts comprising a detachable single-use inlay and an X-ray tray adapted for a security check at an airport or other public or private facility, said detachable single-use inlay comprising a paper and/or polymer layer having an outer side and an inner side, wherein said paper and/or polymer layer has an essentially circumferential fringe area adapted to grasp and/or cover the edges of said X-ray tray,
- wherein said detachable single-use inlay comprises a protective cover and has a compressed state in which the paper and/or polymer layer is compressed within said protective cover, as well as a decompressed state in which the paper and/or polymer layer is decompressed.
A kit of parts comprising a detachable single-use inlay and an X-ray tray adapted for a security check at an airport or other public or private facility, said detachable single-use inlay comprising a paper and/or polymer layer having an outer side and an inner side, wherein said paper and/or polymer layer has an essentially circumferential fringe area adapted to grasp and/or cover the edges of said X-ray tray,
- wherein said paper and/or polymer layer is transparent for X-rays and/or visible light.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.