Patent ID: 7585208

Claim:
A cargo container having a top, bottom, and sides, the cargo container comprising: a ventilation unit including a bulkhead, a top air inlet, and a bottom air outlet; a ventilated floor in the cargo container having an air channel; a baffle plate assembly configured to direct an airflow from the air outlet of the ventilation unit into the air channel of the ventilated floor, wherein the baffle plate assembly is located upstream of the ventilated floor in the direction of airflow, and wherein the baffle plate assembly comprises: a first plate attached to the bottom of the cargo container to remain fixed; and a second plate hinged to the first plate to move from an open position to a closed position, wherein the second plate pivots away from the bulkhead to move from the closed position to the open position, such that to remain in the open position, the second plate does not need to be held open, wherein a gap between the bottom air outlet of the ventilation unit and the air channel of the ventilated floor is exposed when the second plate is in the open position, and wherein the gap between the bottom air outlet of the ventilation unit and the air channel of the ventilated floor is covered when the second plate is in the closed position.