Patent ID: 8850768

Claim:
Floor panel comprising: a carrier layer, a wear layer made of a soft/resilient material, and at least two opposite pairs of locking edges, where at least the locking edges of one pair are designed as form-fitting edges and in such a way that two floor panels can be connected by means of these form-fitting edges, and where the form-fitting edges each display a horizontal locking surface which, in connected state, together counteract separation of the floor panels in a direction lying in the floor plane and perpendicular to the form-fitting edges, wherein each form fitting edge displays a joint-sealing area in the area of the soft/resilient wear layer, wherein at least one of the joint-sealing areas is designed as a projecting compression area that tapers toward a tip proximate a top of the wear layer, and wherein the horizontal locking surfaces and the joint-sealing areas are coordinated in such a way that, in connected state of two floor panels, initial compression of the joint-sealing areas against each other can be produced and, as a result, a tightly sealed joint in the area of the soft/resilient wear layer.