Patent ID: 8153419

Claim:
An Intermodal container defining an enclosed volume suitable for both shipping and bioconversion, comprising: a subchassis having a subframe defining a length, width and height, a top and bottom spaced by said height, ventilation and drainage holes passing through an exterior of said subframe, and beams extending laterally within said subframe across said width, said beams having holes through which ventilation and drainage may pass; a subfloor sealed with and adjacent said bottom of said subchassis; and a perforated floor adjacent said top of said subchassis and adjacent to said volume, wherein said perforated floor is generally planar and further comprises wood tiles in combination with separate plastic tiles, and wherein said wood flooring is immediately adjacent to container side walls, said container side walls at least partially defining said enclosed volume, said plastic flooring forming a scraping surface between said wood flooring and more distal to said container side walls than said wood flooring.