Snow plow/scoop cart

A snow plow/scoop cart, comprising:

• a support plate;
• a handled framework, for control by an operator, fixedly secured to said support plate;
• a pair of first wheels rotatably secured to opposite sides of said support plate for enabling said snow plow/scoop cart to be moved along a surface;
• a scoop pivotally attached to a forward end portion of said support plate around a horizontally oriented axis so as to be pivotally movable between a first scoop position, at which a load is scooped, and a second discharge position, at which the load is discharged;
• a latch/lock mechanism, comprising a latch pin fixedly mounted upon said scoop and a latch hook pivotally mounted upon said support plate, releasably connecting said scoop to said support plate so as to permit said scoop to effectively be latched/locked at said first scoop position when said latch hook of said latch/lock mechanism is engaged with said latch pin of said latch/lock mechanism, and to permit said scoop to effectively be unlatched/unlocked and to automatically move from said first scoop position to said second discharge position as a result of said latch hook of said latch/lock mechanism being disengaged from said latch pin of said latch/lock mechanism;
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• an operator-control mechanism operatively connected to said latch hook of said latch/lock mechanism so as to permit the operator to control said latch hook of said latch/lock mechanism and thereby selectively position said scoop at said first scoop position and said second discharge position.