Patent ID: 8978336
Filing Date: 2015-03-17
Classification: E04C,E04F,F16B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A floor panel, comprising: a centrally located core provided with an upper side and a lower side, at least one first resilient coupling part and second resilient coupling part connected respectively to opposite edges of the core, which first coupling part comprises a single upward tongue, at least one upward flank lying at a distance from the upward tongue and a single upward groove formed between the upward tongue and the upward flank, wherein: at least a part of a side of the upward tongue facing toward the upward flank extends in the direction of the normal of the upper side of the core, at least a part of a side of the upward tongue facing toward the upward flank forms an upward aligning edge for the purpose of coupling the first coupling part to a second coupling part of an adjacent floor panel, at least a part of a side of the upward tongue facing away from the upward flank is provided with a first locking element which is connected substantially rigidly to the upward tongue and adapted for co-action with a second locking element of a second coupling part of an adjacent floor panel, which second coupling part comprises a single downward tongue, at least one downward flank lying at a distance from the downward tongue, and a single downward groove formed between the downward tongue and the downward flank, wherein: at least a part of a side of the downward tongue facing toward the downward flank extends in the direction of the normal of the lower side of the core, at least a part of a side of the downward tongue facing away from the downward flank forms a downward aligning edge for the purpose of coupling the second coupling part to a first coupling part of an adjacent floor panel, the downward flank is provided with a second locking element which is connected substantially rigidly to the downward flank and adapted for co-action with a first locking element of a first coupling part of an adjacent floor panel, wherein the upward groove is adapted to receive at least a part of a downward tongue of an adjacent panel, and wherein the downward groove is adapted to receive at least a part of an upward tongue of an adjacent panel.