Patent ID: 8196366

Claim:
Floor panel from which, together with other identical or similar floor panels, a floor covering can be formed, said floor panel comprising layers including a hard top layer forming a decorative surface and a panel top side, and at least one sound-absorbing layer which is integrated into the floor panel and is located between other layers of the floor panel; wherein apart from the sound absorbing layer and the top layer, at least a first structural basic layer comprising a material selected from the group consisting of MDF and HDF is provided; wherein the sound absorbing layer is a compressible, vibration absorbing material; wherein said first structural basic layer is situated below the sound-absorbing layer, such that the sound-absorbing layer is located between said top layer and said first structural basic layer; wherein the panel along at least two of its edges includes mechanical coupling parts enabling vertical as well as horizontal locking between coupled similar panels, said coupling parts being formed integrally in one piece with said first structural basic layer; wherein both the hard top layer and said first structural basic layer have a higher strength and are less compressible than the sound-absorbing layer.