Multi-purpose tile system, tile covering, and tile

A multi-purpose tile system, comprising a plurality of floor tiles, wherein a first tile of the plurality of tiles comprises:

• at least one first edge having a first coupling profile comprising:
• a sideward tongue extending in a direction substantially parallel to the upper side of the first tile,
• at least one first downward flank lying at a distance from the sideward tongue, and
• a first downward recess formed between the sideward tongue and the first downward flank,
• wherein at least a part of the proximal side of the sideward tongue of the first coupling profile, facing the first downward recess, is downwardly inclined in a direction away from the first downward flank, in such a way that an angle is enclosed with the normal perpendicular to the plane defined by the first tile and the second tile wherein said angle is situated between 0 and 60 degrees;
• at least one second edge having a second coupling profile comprising:
• a downward tongue extending in a direction substantially perpendicular to the upper side of the first tile,
• at least one second downward flank lying at a distance from the downward tongue,
• a second downward recess formed between the downward tongue and the downward flank, and
• at least one first locking element, in which the at least one first locking element comprises a recess defined in the downward flank,
• wherein at least a part of the proximal side of the downward tongue, facing the second downward recess, is downwardly inclined in a direction away from the second downward flank, in such a way that an angle is enclosed with the normal perpendicular to the plane defined by the first tile and the second tile wherein said angle is situated between 0 and 60 degrees;
• at least two other edges, each other edge having a third coupling profile comprising:
• a third recess configured for accommodating at least a part of the sideward tongue of the first coupling profile of a second tile of the plurality of floor tiles and at least a part of the downward tongue of the second tile, wherein said second tile comprises identical coupling profiles as the first tile, said third recess being defined by an upper lip and a lower lip, wherein said lower lip is provided with an upward locking element, and
• at least one second locking element, wherein said second locking element comprises at least one outward bulge extending from the upward tongue,
• wherein at least a part of the proximal side of the upward locking element, facing the third recess, is upwardly inclined in a direction away from the upper lip, in such a way that an angle is enclosed with the normal perpendicular to the plane defined by the first tile and the second tile wherein said angle is situated between 0 and 60 degrees;
• wherein the first coupling profile and the third coupling profile are configured such that the first tile and the second tile can be coupled to each other at the first and other edges through a turning movement, wherein, in coupled condition:
• at least a part of the sideward tongue of the first coupling profile of the first tile is inserted into the third recess of the third coupling profile of the second tile to realise a vertical locking effect, and
• at least a part of the upward locking element of the third coupling profile, and said at least one outward bulge, are inserted into the first downward recess of the first coupling profile, and
• wherein the second coupling profile and the third coupling profile are configured such that the first tile and the second tile can be coupled to each other at the second and other edges by means of a fold-down movement or a vertical movement, wherein, in coupled condition:
• at least a part of the downward tongue of the second coupling profile is inserted in the third recess of the third coupling profile,
• at least a part of the upward locking element of the third coupling profile is inserted in the second downward recess of the second coupling profile, and
• at least one first locking element is facing, and co-acting with, at least one outward bulge of at least one second locking element to realise a vertical locking effect,
• wherein, responsive to a turning movement of the first tile, the at least one first downward flank is configured to face the at least one second locking element of the third coupling profile of the second tile.