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A transport vehicle for enabling a user to wheel one or more sensitive electronic components such as circuit board modules from one location to another without subjecting the components to electrical field damage. The transport vehicle is in the nature of a cart formed from a conductive tubular fram

A transport vehicle for enabling a user to wheel one or more sensitive electronic components such as circuit board modules from one location to another without subjecting the components to electrical field damage. The transport vehicle is in the nature of a cart formed from a conductive tubular framework supported on wheels. Slidably received between a pair of parallel frame members is a bin formed from a material which has an outer conductive layer forming a Faraday shield and an inner conductive layer or, alternatively, a static dissipative conductive layer which offers a slow, more controlled bleed of static electricity. The conductive outer layer of the bin is in contact with the conductive frame of the transport vehicle so that all ambient static electricity which may impinge upon the transport vehicle will be conducted from the frame or from the bin through the frame, which can be grounded, to safely discharge the static electricity rather than have it come in contact with an electronic component which may be housed in the bin for transport.

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A cart for transporting electronic circuit components from one location to another comprising: a frame formed from a first electrically conductive material including spaced portions providing a substantially horizontal support, a bin having an outer and inner surface adapted to house said electronic

A cart for transporting electronic circuit components from one location to another comprising: a frame formed from a first electrically conductive material including spaced portions providing a substantially horizontal support, a bin having an outer and inner surface adapted to house said electronic circuit components, said bin including a flange adapted to be seated on said horizontal support of said frame, at least the outer surface of said bin and flange being formed from a second electrically conductive material, said flange being in contact with said frame for conducting electric charge from said bin into said frame, wheel means on said frame for facilitating movement of said frame from one location to another, and means connected to said frame for electrically grounding the same.