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A cladding panel for floors has a groove (12) along at least one edge or end face (17) and a tongue (6) along at least one other edge or end face (17). The cross-sections of the tongue (6) and the groove (12) are matched to one another and the panels (1, 2) being connectable by inserting the tongue

A cladding panel for floors has a groove (12) along at least one edge or end face (17) and a tongue (6) along at least one other edge or end face (17). The cross-sections of the tongue (6) and the groove (12) are matched to one another and the panels (1, 2) being connectable by inserting the tongue (6) into the groove (12). On at least one wall surface (5) of the groove (12) and/or on at least one tongue surface (7), at least one bead (8) of cement is applied. On the tongue surface (7) there is a bead (8) that faces the wall surface (5) of the groove (12), the wall surface is also provided with a bead (9). The two beads (8, 9) are locked to one another after insertion of the tongue (6) into the groove (12). In other embodiments there may be additional beads (8) and (9) on the surfaces of the tongue (6) or groove (12), or positioned within recesses (10).

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1. A cladding panel , the cladding panel being made from wood, wood material, MDF, HDF, plastic, recycled plastic, chips with synthetic resin or bonded chips, and being configured for cooperation with similar cladding panels to form floors, walls and ceilings, the cladding panel comprising: a first

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A cladding panel , the cladding panel being made from wood, wood material, MDF, HDF, plastic, recycled plastic, chips with synthetic resin or bonded chips, and being configured for cooperation with similar cladding panels to form floors, walls and ceilings, the cladding panel comprising: a first edge (17) having a tongue (6) with an insertion area (6a) extending to a free end (6b) associated therewith and a second edge (17a) having a groove (12) defined between opposed legs (3) and (4), the tongue (6) and groove (12) having opposed wall surfaces (7) and (5) associated therewith, the cladding panel (1), being joinable with adjacent similar cladding panels (2) upon receiving a tongue (6) of a similar cladding panel in the groove (12) and upon inserting the free end of the tongue (6) into the groove (12) of another similar cladding panel (2) to form floors, walls or ceilings, the panels (1, 2) each having top surface areas (18), (18a); the tongue (6) and groove (12) being disengageable when the tongue is inserted (6) into the groove (12);at least one first deposited bead (8) having an interface (8c) with and adhered to the wall surface (7) of the tongue (6), the first bead (8) having a rear surface (8a) spaced a selected first distance from the first end face (17);at least one second deposited bead (9) having an interface (9c) with and adhered to a wall surface (5) of the groove (12), the wall surface (5) being on at least one of the opposed wall surfaces (5) of the legs (3,4) forming the groove (12), the second bead (9) having a rear surface (9a), spaced a selected second distance from the second end face (17a), which first and second selected distances at least approximate one another wherein the rear surfaces (8a) and (9a) face one another to mechanically lock the tongue (6) within the groove (12) when the tongue (6) is inserted into the groove (12);at least one of the first and second beads (8 and 9) being comprised entirely of an adhesive, the adhesive comprising an adhesive cement, adhesive plastic or an adhesive composite of cement and plastic; the first and second beads being adhered to one another upon the panels (1 and 2) being joined;the first bead (8) being positioned at a first location on the outer surface (7) of the tongue (6) and the second bead (9) being positioned at a second location on the inner surface (5) of at least one leg (3, 4) of the groove (12); wherein when the tongue (6) of the cladding panel (1) has been inserted into the groove (12) of an adjacent similar cladding panel (2) to bring the edges (17) and (17a) into proximity, the first bead (8) has passed over the second bead (9) thereby positioning the first bead (8) behind the second bead (9) with the rear surface (8a) of the first bead (8) facing the rear surface (9a) of the second bead (9) and with the edges (17) and (17a) in proximity to mechanically lock the tongue (6) within the groove (12), and wherein when the cladding panel (1) receives in the groove (12) the tongue (6) of a similar cladding panel (2), the first bead (8) on the tongue (6) of the similar cladding panel passes over the second bead (9) on the cladding panel (1) and by simultaneous mechanical and adhesive contact therebetween while the beads (8) and (9) are within the groove (12) holds the tongue (6) within the groove (12) of the cladding panel (1), whereby a surface (18), (18a) is configured that is further extendible by still additional similar cladding panels, and whereinthe beads (8 and 9) of the cladding panel have been deposited on the outer wall surface (7) of the tongue (6) and on the inner wall surface (5) of the groove (12) during manufacture of the cladding panels (1 and 2) prior to delivery of the cladding panels (1 and 2) from a facility making completed panels. 2. The cladding panel according to claim 1, wherein the groove (12) and the tongue (6) are each located on one lengthwise side and on one transverse side of a panel (1, 2), respectively, and in and on the edge (17) of the panel (1, 2), respectively. 3. The cladding panel according to claim 1, wherein at least one tongue surface (7) converges at an angle toward the free end of the tongue (6) and runs parallel to the surface (18) of the panel (1, 2), and whereinat least one wall surface (5) of the groove (12) is tilted at the same angle as the adjoining tongue surface (7) and diverges to the outside and parallel to the surface (18) of the panel (1, 2). 4. The cladding panel according to claim 1, wherein the tongue (6) and the groove (12) are connected at least over one part of the entire insertion area of the tongue (6);at least the area of the tongue (6) that lies in front of the bead (8) toward the free end of the tongue (6) being inserted with a snug fit into the groove (12). 5. The cladding strip of claim 4 wherein there are at least two first beads (8) spaced from one another and at least two second beads (9) spaced from one another, being located on surfaces of the tongue (6) and the groove (12), which surfaces face one another with each first bead (9) being behind at least one second bead (9). 6. The cladding strip of claim 5 wherein the first beads (8) are on the same surface (7) of the tongue (6) and the second beads (9) are on the same leg (3) of the groove (12). 7. The cladding panel of claim 5 wherein the first beads (8) are on oppositely facing surfaces (7) of the tongue (6) and the second beads (9) are opposed inner surfaces (5) on the legs (3 and 4) forming the groove (12). 8. The cladding panel according to claim 1, wherein the tongue (6) or the groove (12) or the beads (8) and (9) extend over the entire length of the respective edge (17), wherein the bead (8) or the bead (9) extend lengthwise over the side surface (17) in the form of successive, spaced bead sections. 9. The cladding panel according to claim 1, wherein part of the bead (8) or the bead (9) are countersunk in a recess (10) that is made in the respective wall surface (5) of the groove (12) or the respective tongue surface (7). 10. The cladding panel according to claim 9, wherein the wall surfaces (5) of the groove (12) or the tongue surfaces (7) are planar with the recesses (10) comprising depressions in the plane surfaces (5, 7). 11. The cladding panel according to claim 9, wherein the bead (8) or the other bead (9) and the recess (10) extend continuously over the length of the groove of the tongue (6) and are made or applied in the form of individual successive sections. 12. The cladding panel according to claim 9, wherein the bead (8) or the other bead (9) and the recess (10) in cross-section have a semicircular, lens-shaped, semi-elliptical or elongated-rectangular shape. 13. The cladding panel according to claim 9, wherein the cement of an applied bead or strip (8) is deformable, under the action of water, moisture or constant pressure and is matched to the cross-sectional shape of the recess (10), simultaneous with development of adhesive action and fills up a free space of the recess (10) if cement compound in excess is present. 14. The cladding panel according to claim 13, wherein the bead (8) and the other bead (9) rise over the wall surface (5) of the groove (12) or over the tongue surface (7) and projects from these surfaces (5, 7), the beads (8) and (9) having a rounded cross-sectional contour surfaces or flanks projecting outside the recess (10). 15. The cladding panel according to claim 9, wherein the bead (8) and the other bead (9) adhere securely in the recess (10) and surfaces (5) of the groove (12) and the tongue surfaces (7). 16. The cladding panel according to claim 1, wherein the cement of the bead (8) or of the other bead (9) is water-soluble upon contact with water or moisture so the bead or strip can be partially dissolved in water-soluble glue from which the bead is formed. 17. The cladding panel according to claim 1, wherein the legs (3, 4) of the groove (12) are the same length withthe leg (4) of the groove (12) on the back of the panel (1, 2) being slightly shorter width than the leg (3) on the front of the panel (1, 2) andat least one leg (3, 4) of the groove (12) being elastically bent when the tongue (6) is inserted in the groove (12). 18. The cladding panel according to claim 1, wherein each panel (1, 2) is provide on front surface has at least a decorative plastic coating on the front surface thereof. 19. The cladding panel according to claim 1, wherein the groove (12) and the tongue (6) are in and made from the material of the panel (1, 2) by milling the panel,the tongue (6) being formed integrally with the material of the panel (1, 2). 20. The cladding panel according to claim 1, wherein a gap (16) is formed between the end faces (17) of the panels (1, 2). 21. The cladding panel according to claim 1, wherein the bead or strip (8) that has been applied in a recess (10) or the other bead or strip (9) projects over the respective tongue surface (7) and the respective wall surface (5) of the groove (12) with a projecting part of the bead or strip (8) or (9) acting as a catch or locking element. 22. The cladding panel according to claim 1, wherein when the panels are locked, the cross-section of the bead (8) and the cross-section of the other bead (9) intersect so that surface areas of the beads (8) or (9) are in contact so as to adhere when under pressure. 23. The cladding panel according to claim 1, wherein the bead or strip (8) or the other bead or strip (9) are applied roughly in the middle to the tongue surface (7) or to the wall (5) of the groove (12) or the leg (3, 5) at a distance from the end face (17) of one of the panels (1, 2). 24. The cladding panel according to claim 1, wherein the beads (8) and (9) have a width (B) and a height (H) wherein the width (B) is twice to nine times as great as the height (H). 25. The cladding panel according to claim 24, wherein the width (B) is two to seven times as great as its height (H). 26. The cladding panel according to claim 1, wherein the bead or strip (8) or the other bead or strip (9) has a width (B) and the groove (12) has a thickness (D) wherein the width (B) is 5 to 25% of the thickness (D). 27. The cladding panel according to claim 26, wherein the bead or strip (8) or the other bead or strip (9) have a height (H) and wherein the width (B) is three to seven times as great as its height (H). 28. The cladding panel according to claim 1, wherein in the interlocked position of the groove (12) and tongue (6), the bead (8) and the other bead (9) lie next to one another, in a position of touching one another or applying pressure to one another. 29. The cladding panel according to claim 1, wherein the bead (8) and the other bead (9) are comprised of an adhesive-latent cement material wherein the cement material is convertable into an adhesive state by wetting with water. 30. The cladding panel according to claim 29, wherein the cement material of the cement bead (8) and the other bead (9), is applied with a uniform layer having thickness of 0.1 to 0.6 mm, especially 0.2 to 0.5 mm, at thickness tolerances in the range from ±0.05 to 0.1 mm. 31. The cladding panel according to claim 29, wherein the cement material of the cement bead (8) of the other bead (9) is formed by a quick-setting or mounting glue based on polyvinyl acetate or by a commercial wood glue based on starch and protein. 32. The cladding panel according to claim 1, wherein the area of the tongue (6) located in front of the bead (8) the other bead or strip (9) toward the free end of the tongue (6) is in the form of a rounding or bevelling surface (24) that directly adjoins the bead (8) or the other bead (9). 33. The cladding panel according to claim 1, wherein the tongue (6′) is an elongated, strip-shaped component having two opposing narrow sides in two areas on at least one tongue surface (7′), the tongue (6′) has at least one bead (8) that runs lengthwise and that runs parallel to a lengthwise extension of the component, whereby in at least one leg (3, 4) of the grooves (12) formed in each case in the panels (1, 2), at least one other positionally-assigned cement bead (9) is applied. 34. The cladding panel according to claim 33, wherein the strip-shaped component is symmetrical at least with respect to one of its lengthwise center planes, and is made symmetrical with respect to a center plane that lies perpendicular to its surface or to the plane of the panel. 35. The cladding panel according to claim 33, wherein the component or the external tongue is inserted at the factory into a groove (12) in a lengthwise side and optionally into a groove (12) of a narrow side of a panel (1, 2). 36. The cladding panel according to claim 1, wherein the opposing legs of the groove (12) have a leg that is closer to the surface of the panel (12) and a leg that is ‘further from the surface of the panel (12) wherein the leg (3) that is closer is stronger so as to be less elastically bendable than the leg (4) that is further and wherein the beads (8) or (9) are made only on the tongue surface (7) that is pointed down and on the wall surface (5) of the lower leg (4) of the groove (12). 37. The cladding panel according to claim 1, wherein the groove (12) and the tongue (6) are made to run perpendicular to the surface of the panel (1, 2), and by a movement that takes place perpendicular to the plane of the panel, at least one bead (8) that has been attached to at least one tongue surface (7) or at least one wall surface (5) of the groove (12) can be locked or cemented to at least one other bead (9) that is attached to at least one wall surface (5) of the groove (12) or at least one tongue surface (7). 38. The cladding panel according to claim 37, wherein the outside leg (4) of the groove (12) of one panel (1, 2), which groove runs perpendicular to the panel surface, can be inserted into a groove (12’) that is made between the tongue (8) of a panel (2, 1) to be connected and its panel body (31) by a movement that takes place perpendicular to the panel surface, and at least one bead (8) that is attached to at-least one tongue surface (7) or at least one wall surface (5) of the groove (12) can be locked and cemented to at least one other bead (9), which is attached to at least one wall surface (5) of the groove (12) or at least one tongue surface (7), or recess (9). 39. The cladding panel according to claim 37, wherein on a panel (1, 2) at least along one lengthwise side and along one narrow side, a groove (12) that is open to the top is provided, and along one lengthwise side and optionally along one narrow side, a tongue (6) that proceeds down is milled out. 40. The cladding panel according to claim 1, wherein the bead (8) extends behind the bead (9) when the panels 1 and 2 are assembled. 41. The cladding panel according to claim 1, wherein the beads (8, 9) in the locked position are exposed to the action of pressure or force by at least one groove leg (3, 4) that has been widened or bent when the tongue (6) is inserted into the groove (12). 42. The Cladding panel for floors, walls or ceilings, according to claim 1, which cladding panels have a groove (12) along at least one edge (17) and a tongue (6) along at least one other edge (17), the panels (1, 2) to be connected to one another being connectable by insertion of the tongue (6) into the groove (12) in the course of displacement that takes place in the plane of the panel or perpendicular to the plane of the panel in the course of swivelling, andat least one catch projection being formed on the tongues (6) or grooves (7), whereinon at least one wall surface (5) of the groove (12) on its legs (3, 4) and on at least one tongue surface (7), at least one bead (8) of cement or plastic that has been applied at the factory and that extends especially parallel to or along edge (17) in the lengthwise direction of the cladding panel is applied or bonded as a projection, andon the tongue (6) on the tongue surface (7) facing the wall surface (5) of the groove (12), which tongue surface is provided with the bead (8), in the groove (12) or in its legs (3, 4) on the wall surface (5) facing the tongue surface (7) that is provided with the bead (8), at least one other bead (9) is formed as a projection for locking with the bead or strip (8) in the joined state of two adjacent panels (1, 2). 43. The cladding panel according to claim 1, wherein at least one bead (8) and at least one other bead (9) extend parallel to or along the edge (17) or in the lengthwise direction of the panel (1, 2). 44. The cladding panel according to claim 1, wherein the groove (12) and curved groove side surfaces or inner surfaces and the tongue (6) have curved tongue surfaces. 45. The cladding panel according to claim 44, wherein the tongue surfaces and the groove surfaces are each curved in the same direction and have radii of curvature that point to the same side of the cladding panel. 46. The cladding panel according to claim 45, wherein the two curved tongue surfaces and the two curved groove side surfaces each run parallel to one another. 47. The cladding panel according to claim 1, wherein the groove (7) has a thickness that decreases in the direction of the groove base and the tongue (6) has a thickness that decreases in the direction of the tongue free end. 48. The cladding panel according to claim 1, wherein the beads (8) that are located on the tongue (6) or the beads (9) in the groove (12) lie opposite one another. 49. The cladding panel according to claim 1, wherein the tongue (6) and the groove (12) have cross sections that are matched to one another. 50. The cladding panel according to claim 1, wherein the thickness of the tongue and the height of the groove are selected such that insertion of the tongue is possible when the bead (8) and the other bead (9) lock or move past one another at the same time. 51. A cladding panel of claim 1 where there is a single first bead (8) and a single second bead (9), the single beads or strips (8, 9) being located on surfaces (7) and (5) of the tongue (6) and groove (12) which face one another with the second bead (9) being positioned closer to the second edge (17) than the first bead (8) is to the first edge (17), whereby the cladding panel locks with adjacent similar cladding panels. 52. Panel according to claim 1, wherein the beads (8) and (9) are formed of a pressure cement that adheres when pressure is applied thereto. 53. The cladding panel according to claim 52, wherein the bead (8) or the other bead (9) has a hardness, toughness and viscosity sufficient that the beads withstand insertion of the tongue (6) into the groove (12) as the free end of the tongue (6) slides into the groove (12) without permanent deformation of the beads, and wherein after insertion of the tongue (6) the beads act as locking elements against emergence of the tongue (6) from the groove (12) until adhesion between the beads (8 and 9) occurs. 54. The cladding panel according to claim 1, wherein both beads (8 and 9) are formed of an adhesive cement, adhesive plastic or adhesive composite of cement and plastic. 55. The cladding panel according to claim 1, wherein the beads (8 and 9) are deformed while inserting or withdrawing the tongue from the groove.