Patent ID: 7055290

Claim:
A laminate floor covering panel comprising a base plate and a top layer; said base plate being formed of a material selected from the group consisting of MDF and HDF; said base plate having an upper side and a lower side; said panel at at least one pair of opposite edges being provided with coupling parts for mutually coupling a plurality of such panels to each other in a common plane to form a floor covering, wherein these coupling parts in coupled condition of two of such panels provide for an interlocking in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the panels as well as in a direction perpendicular to the edges concerned and parallel to the plane of the panels; said top layer being provided directly at the upper side of the base plate; said top layer consisting solely of one decorative layer soaked in resin, said resin-soaked decorative layer defining a synthetic layer at least on top of a decorative pattern, wherein said synthetic layer forms the top side of the panel; said synthetic layer comprising wear and tear resisting substances associated with the upper surface of the top side of the panel; said resin soaked decorative layer including a printed wood pattern beneath a resin layer; the upper surface of the top side of the panel having impressions extending from the upper top side of the panel into said resin-soaked decorative layer; and wherein said impressions substantially follow the printed wood pattern to form an embossment which is in register with the printed wood pattern.