Dustless ash remover

A receptacle adapted for removing ashes comprising:

• a top wall;
• a first handle secured to the top wall;
• a flat bottom wall adapted to rest flat on a surface;
• a pair of opposite side walls extending between the top wall and the flat bottom wall;
• a rear wall;
• a second handle mounted on said rear wall;
• an open front end opposite the rear wall;
• a lid pivotally connected to the top wall adjacent the open front end to close the open front end;
• the flat bottom wall extending beyond the top wall at the front end to define a lip coplanar with the rest of the flat bottom wall;
• the side walls including sloped edges extending between the top wall and the flat bottom wall, and the lid having a length substantially equal to the length of said sloped edges, whereby the lid is biased by gravity against the flat bottom wall when the flat bottom wall rests flat on said surface;
• a hole defined in the rear wall adjacent to said second handle;
• and
• an operating rod connected to the lid and extending through the hole in the rear wall for reciprocation therein, whereby the lid may be selectively opened and closed from a location remote from the front end.