Transport container for photo-stimulable phosphor imaging plates

A transport container for light sensitive intra-oral imaging plates which contain an image which has not yet been scanned, said transport container comprising:

• a base member having first and second end walls, first and second side walls, and a bottom wall thereby defining a cavity, the depth of said cavity being the distance from said bottom wall to an upper peripheral edge defined by said first and second end walls and said first and second side walls, said cavity having positioned therein a resilient, deformable padding material coextensive with said depth of said cavity;
• a cover member defined by a first and second end wall, and a first and second side wall, and an upper wall, thereby defining a cavity, the depth of said cavity being the distance from said upper wall to the peripheral edge defined by said first and second end walls and first and second side walls, said cavity having positioned therein a resilient, deformable padding coextensive with the depth of said cavity, the periphery of said base member and said cover member being complimentary such that a plurality of intra-oral imaging plates containing images may be positioned discretely on said resilient, deformable padding of said base member, said cover member engagable with said base member such that said intra-oral imaging plates are cushioned and positioned between said resilient, deformable padding of said base member and said resilient, deformable padding of said cover member for transport by a technician to an intra-oral imaging plate scanner without exposing said imaging plates to a light source.