Document imaging system and method for imaging document

The apparatus of claim 50 comprising an elongated brace for retaining the first and second supports in the first orientation.

The apparatus of claim 50 comprising a generally horizontal arm extending outwardly adjacent the scanner and a first wheel for supporting the weight of the scanner, feeder and conveyor when the first and second pivotable supports are displaced into the second orientation.

The apparatus of claim 50 comprising a first releasable latch for latching the first support in the first orientation and a second releasable latch for latching the second support in the first orientation.

The apparatus of claim 50 comprising a mechanism for adjusting the spacing between the first and second pivotable supports when the supports are in the first orientation.

The apparatus of claim 50 wherein the second pivotable support pivots away from the first pivotable support when the second support is pivoted from the first orientation to the second orientation.

A method for scanning documents, comprising the steps of:

• providing a scanner workstation having a generally horizontal conveyor for receiving documents dropped onto the conveyor a scanner for scanning the documents dropped onto the conveyor, a feeder for receiving documents from the horizontal conveyor in a generally horizontal orientation, a first support that is displaceable, and a second support that is displaceable;
• displacing the first and second supports into a first orientation in which the first and second supports are spaced apart from one another with the conveyor between the first support and the second support so that the conveyor is spaced off the ground and provides an open area between the conveyor and the ground;
• inserting a portion of the scanning workstation onto a vehicle and then displacing the first and second supports into a second orientation to collapse the apparatus for transportation while the portion of the scanning workstation supports the scanning workstation.