Patent ID: 8707651

Claim:
System comprising at least two panels, in particular floor panels for forming a covering wherein the two panels have a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge facing the first lateral edge and an underside, wherein the first lateral edge and the second lateral edge are designed to connect the first lateral edge of a panel with the second lateral edge of another panel by a movement substantially perpendicular to the covering, wherein the first lateral edge has a locking member and a spring means, wherein the second lateral edge has a locking element that cooperates with the locking member, wherein the locking member is movably designed as a single part from a carrier layer of the panel so that the locking member with respect to the first lateral edge can adopt an outer position and an inner position, wherein the spring means is coupled to the locking member in such a way that the spring means in the inner position exerts a restoring force on the locking member in the direction of the outer position, wherein the locking member and the locking element each have a locking face, wherein the locking face of the locking member points towards the underside of the panel, wherein in a connected state the locking faces of the locking element and of the locking member in the outer position are in contact with each other, wherein the first lateral edge and the second lateral edge are designed to connect with each other by means of a movement directed from top to bottom of the second lateral edge, wherein the locking member forms the distal end of the first lateral edge in a direction parallel to a corresponding panel and wherein the locking member is inclined towards the outside in a direction substantially perpendicular to the first lateral edge, wherein the spring means takes the form of an elastic mass and the locking faces of the locking member and of the locking element in the connected state lock the second lateral edge against upward lifting, while the locking member is supported upwards and simultaneously slightly inwards with respect to the first lateral edge, with respect to the panel and in so doing is pressed against the panel.