Swimming pool coping

Claim 1

A composite protective coping member for a swimming pool, comprising an elongated rigid moulded body of uniform cross sectional shape having longitudinally extending front and rear edges, the body being constituted by a body portion of dispersedfibre reinforced plastic material having an outer skin portion constituted by a layer of matted fibres impregnated with said plastic material and integrally moulded therewith, the skin defining a longitudinally extending, contoured frontal portion of substantial thickness and a horizontal relatively thin flanged portion extending rearwardly therefrom, the contoured frontal portion having a convex upper surface defining a raised kerb, raised relative to said flanged portion, and a retainer member for a swimming pool liner, the retainer member being constituted by a metallic member having a keyed upper portion embedded in and fixedly anchored to said body portion and a flanged lower portion defining a longitudinally extending channel facing said frontal portion and adapted to receive the edge of the liner, said horizontal flanged portion having a horizontal lower surface adapted to lie on a floor structure, the frontal portion having a longitudinally stepped lower surface providing a horizontal lower surface of the flanged portion and a raised surface portion and having a horizontal base flange coplanar with said lower surface portion.