End cap coping for a swimming pool

DETAILED DESCRIPTION The present invention provides a swimming pool including an end cap coping having a low profile, which allows an automatic or manually operated cover to pass thereover and a pool cover which can be extended sufficiently to cover the pool water and any entrance platform lower than the pool deck.
The invention comprises, in one form thereof, a coping for use in a swimming pool, the coping having a longitudinal direction.
The coping includes a base having means for connecting to a wall of the pool, an enlarged edge on the base with a slot for receiving and retaining a liner bead therein.
The coping is of limited vertical profile.
The invention comprises, in another form thereof, a swimming pool with a plurality of walls including a pair of side walls on opposite sides of the pool and an end wall disposed between the pair of side walls.
The plurality of walls define a target water level.
A liner extends along the walls.
A pair of side copings are associated with the respective side walls and are positioned above the target water level.
Each side coping includes means for retaining edges of the liner.
A track is associated with each side wall, and a cover includes a pair of longitudinal side edges, the side edges being carried by a corresponding track of the side wall.
An end coping is associated with the end wall.
The end coping includes means for retaining an end edge of the liner.
The end coping is of sufficiently low profile to be above the target water level and below the tracks.
In still another form thereof, the invention comprises an end cap coping for the top of a swimming pool end wall, the end cap coping comprising a base portion extending in a longitudinal direction, the base portion including a channel having a plurality of holes therein for receiving fasteners securable in the end wall.
A plurality of supports depend downwardly from the base portion and rest against the end wall top.
An enlarged edge extends along the base portion, and includes a nose piece and a base connected by one of the supports