FLOOR COVERING WITH AT LEAST ONE CONNECTING ELEMENT

In the case of a floor covering with at least two planar floor covering elements (1， 2) and with at least one connecting element (7) with which the two adjacent floor covering elements (1， 2) are connected to one another， each floor covering element (1， 2) in the contact surface (4) at least one recess (8， 9)， the at least one recess (8， 9) in the floor covering element (1， 2) each has an anchoring area and a connection area connecting the anchoring area to the side surface (6). In the case of the at least two floor covering elements (1， 2) laid adjacent to one another， at least one recess (8， 9) in the first floor covering element (1) is aligned with the connection area to the connection area of ????an associated recess (8， 9) in the second floor covering element (2) arranged and aligned. The at least one connecting element (7) is arranged in the two recesses (8， 9) of the first and second floor covering elements (1， 2) which are arranged in alignment with one another. The connecting element (7) has an anchoring section (11) at two opposite end regions (10)， which are connected to one another by a connecting section (12)， each anchoring section (11) of the connecting element (7) in the associated anchoring area of ????the recess ( 8， 9) of the first and second floor covering elements (1， 2) on the relevant undercut surface (21) is fixed in a form-fitting manner.