Ash and debris scoop

An ash and debris scoop comprising

• a receptacle having a generally flat bottom wall, side walls, a rear wall and top wall, said receptacle being open at one end,
• a door hingedly attached to the forward edge of the top wall for pivoting between a closed position, in which the door covers the opening in the receptacle, and an open position, in which the door is pivoted upwardly and away from the opening,
• means biasing the door normally to the open position,
• an elongate pull rod, one end of which is attached to the underside of the door, said rod extending from the door through the receptacle and through an opening in the rear wall thereof, the other end of the rod exterior to the receptacle including a hook-shaped grasping element for grasping by hand to enable pulling the rod rearwardly to thus pull the door to the closed position, said pull rod being formed with at least one notch therein to engage the lip of the opening in the rear wall when the rod is pulled rearwardly so that the door is in the closed position, to thereby prevent the rod from moving forwardly, and
• a handle which extends from a point generally near the forward edge of the top wall upwardly, rearwardly, and downwardly to a point on the rear wall below the grasping element, a rear portion of the handle being spaced behind the grasping element a distance to enable grasping and pulling the grasping element with one hand while holding the rear portion of the handle with said one hand.