COVERING, AS WELL AS PANELS AND AUXILIARY PIECES USED THEREWITH

摘要

A floor covering formed by a plurality of panels each having two opposite edges arranged to couple adjacent panels to each other. The coupling parts include a tongue and a groove, as well as locking parts preventing the drifting apart of two such adjacent panels. A separately manufactured insert is provided between at least two of the coupled panels, and the tongue and groove. The insert comprises at least two portions functioning as fixed spacing elements with a first portion between the upper side of the tongue and the lower side of the upper lip, and a second portion between the locking parts.

主权项

1. Panel, wherein this panel, at least at two opposite edges, is provided with coupling parts, which comprise hook-shaped parts and which allow that two such panels can be coupled to each other by means of a downward movement of one panel in respect to the other, wherein these parts comprise locking surfaces, whereas in the coupled condition of two of such panels, one hook-shaped part defines a seat for the other one; wherein the panel is provided with an associated, preferably pre-mounted, insert and comprises a vertically active locking system with an elastically displaceable locking part, which forms part of the insert, and which, in the coupled condition, cooperates with an opposite locking part, preferably in the form of a stop;
wherein the locking part is supported towards its back side; and wherein the elastic displacement of the locking part during coupling is generated mainly by the elastic compressibility of a first part of which the locking part forms part.