Patent ID: 7975451

Claim:
A panel system comprising at least one cord and at least two panels having coupling elements which are formed such that the panels may be coupled with each other by positive locking without the application of glue, the panels in coupled condition forming at upper surfaces thereof between adjacent edges thereof a gap for reception of the cord, the cord broadening in width going downwardly away from the upper surfaces of the panels and having a laterally protruding lip, at least one of the panels having in the adjacent edge thereof a groove for reception of the laterally protruding lip, and the laterally protruding lip and groove being correspondingly dimensioned such that the laterally protruding lip is held in the groove by friction when positioned in the groove, whereby the cord will be held to said one panel during coupling of the panels, and wherein the cord has a first side at which the laterally projecting lip is located, and the cord has another laterally projecting lip located at a second side opposite the first side, and the one lip at the first side projects laterally further from a body portion of the cord than the lip at the second side.