Patent ID: 8615953
Filing Date: 2013-12-31
Classification: E04F

Abstract:
1. A floor panel comprising a core, an upper side, a bottom side and at least two opposite edges, the panel having coupling parts provided at said two opposite edges and having a configuration such that two of such panels can be coupled to each other by means of a downward movement of one of the panels in respect to the other, such that a locking is obtained in the plane of the panels and perpendicular to said edges, as well as perpendicular to the plane of the panels, the coupling parts at said two edges including locking parts ensuring said locking in the direction perpendicular to the plane of the panels and at least one of the locking parts forms part of a flexible portion made in one piece with said core, said flexible portion extending along the respective edge and being bendable at least in the plane of the panel, as a result of connecting two of such panels, wherein the panel includes at least one support portion, which, with two of such coupled panels, when exerting a force in a direction opposed to said downward movement, forms a support against bending of the flexible portion in a direction transverse to the plane of the coupled panels; wherein the support portion is formed by a fixed portion of the panel and has a contact surface along which the flexible portion is displaceable.