Patent ID: 8584432

Claim:
A panel comprising: a core, a top and a bottom, first and second hook elements which correspond to one another on at least two opposite side edges (I, II), wherein: the first hook element is formed essentially open to the top, the second hook element is formed essentially open to the bottom, the first hook element comprises a projection which is pointed essentially toward the top, the second hook element comprises a projection which is pointed essentially toward the bottom, two identically made panels can be connected and interlocked to one another in a horizontal (H) and vertical (V) direction with respect to one another by an essentially vertical joining motion, at least one of the projections deviates in the joining motion in the horizontal direction (H) and then for purposes of vertical interlocking snapping in behind an interlocking edge which extends essentially in the horizontal direction (H), and at least another one of the hook elements is segmented, and further comprising: a plurality of spring elements spaced parallel to one another, the spring elements being arranged running obliquely at an angle (α) to a longitudinal axis (L) of the panel.