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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Thomas A. Epple, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Assignee:
Fort Wayne Pools, Inc., Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E04H 4/10 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E04H 4/10 ;
Abstract
An end cap coping for a swimming pool of sufficiently low profile to allow a pool cover to be extended thereover. The end cap coping includes a body having a channel with holes in a bottom thereof for receiving fasteners extending in to a wall of the pool. An enlarged edge of the body includes a slot for retaining a bead of a liner for the pool. The end cap coping is positioned above a target water level for the pool, but below tracks supporting a cover of the pool. A cover is provided for the channel.