Panel and floor covering comprising the same

A panel configured to be used for constructing a floor covering that comprises a plurality of said panels, the panel comprising:

• a core having a first side that is provided with a first extension region and a second side that is provided with a second extension region, wherein the first side is oppositely arranged relative to the second side, wherein the first extension region comprises a first coupling profile and wherein the second extension region comprises a second coupling profile that is complementary to the first coupling profile;
• wherein the first coupling profile comprises an upward tongue that runs at a distance from and parallel to a first inner flank of the core, wherein a clearance between the first inner flank of the core and the first upward tongue forms an upward groove;
• wherein the second coupling profile comprises a downward tongue that runs at a distance from and parallel to a second inner flank of the core, wherein a clearance between the second inner flank of the core and the downward tongue forms a downward groove;
• wherein the upward tongue comprises a curved portion, an upward flank extending from a bottom of the upward groove to the curved portion, and a downward flank extending from the curved portion and forming an outer edge of the panel;
• wherein the downward flank is provided with a first coupling element;
• and
• wherein the second inner flank is provided with a second coupling element, wherein the first coupling element is configured to co-act with the second coupling element of an adjacently arranged further panel for the purpose of mutually locking the panel and further panel;
• wherein an outermost point of the curved portion is positioned further away from the first inner flank than a center point of the upward tongue;
• wherein the upward tongue has a width that corresponds to a distance in a direction parallel to the panel between a starting point of the upward flank and an outer point on the downward flank,
• wherein a distance between the starting point and the outermost point of the curved portion in a direction parallel to the panel equals x number of times the width of the upward tongue, wherein x is equal to or larger than 0.5,
• wherein the first coupling element is positioned at a vertical distance from the outermost point of the curved portion,
• wherein the upward flank comprises a first flank portion extending from the starting point of the upward flank, and a second flank portion extending between the first flank portion and the curved portion, wherein the first and second flank portions are connected at a connection point, in which the first flank portion and the second flank portion are angled relative to a normal of the panel,
• wherein the panel is configured to be coupled with an adjacent panel in a drop-and-lock configuration achieved by a vertical movement of the panel and the adjacent panel relative to one another, and
• wherein x lies in the range between 0.5 and 0.7, wherein the downward flank extends in an outwardly inclined manner relative to the normal of the panel.