The invention relates to a
floor covering plate, especially a laminated panel, wooden flooring element or the like, comprising an edge profile section on at least two opposite-
lying edges in the form of a modified groove and tongue
assembly which is used to connect adjacent plates, a further arrangement respectively consisting of a groove (22, 122, 26, 126) and a tongue (20, 120, 30, 130) on the at least two edges, whereby the tongue on one edge of the first plate ascends at a slanted angle and the groove on an associated edge of a second plate ascends at a slanted angle from the lower part of the plate. The edge profile sections are directly incorporated into the support material of the
floor covering plate, the groove (26, 126) of the first plate being located directly above the tongue associated therewith (20, 120) and the lower wall of the groove descending towards the bottom of the groove (28, 128) as the tongue (20, 120) of the first plate ascends. The upper wall of the groove (26, 126) of the first plate (10, 110) extends in a substantially parallel manner in relation to the plane of the plate and the tongue (30, 130) of the second plate (12, 112) is provided with an upper surface
lying substantially parallel to the plane of the plate, whereby a lower surface extends downwards as far as the end of the tongue (30, 130), corresponding to the shape of the groove (26, 126).