How it connects
Liner excess folds over the wall top and hangs down outside; U- or C-shaped plastic coping strips snap/press over the wall edge, pinching the liner by friction. Water pressure holds the liner against the wall; no watertight joint at the top.
Male and female halves
Not gendered. The liner edge is a plain sheet; the coping strip is the clamping part that grips liner and wall together.
Usually connects to
- above-ground pool wall top edge
- plastic coping strips / liner clips
- pool top rails
Common sizes
- Liners sized to pool footprint (round roughly 12-33 ft, ovals) and wall heights 48-54 in; coping strips typically about 2 ft long, sold in packs.
Where it is used
above-ground swimming pools
Variations
- U-clip coping
- C-style coping
- round-style coping strips
How to recognise it
Plain liner edge with no bead or hook, extending over the wall top and down the outside; short clear/white plastic U- or C-section strips clipped along the wall top over the vinyl.
Often confused with
| Confused with | How to tell them apart |
|---|---|
| Beaded liner (bead receiver) | Beaded liners have a thick extruded bead welded to the top edge that snaps into a bead-receiver track; overlap liners have a plain edge folded over the wall. |
| J-hook / unibead liner | J-hook liners have a J-shaped hook strip on the edge that hangs on the wall top; overlap liners have no hook and need separate coping strips. |
Also called
overlap lineroverlap mountcoping strip liner attachment
Good to know
This is an attachment method, not a standard connector. If you model it, use a generic sheet-over-edge clamp. 'Neutral' in the name means it has no gender.
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