Floor cover for a passenger-conveying device

A passenger conveyor, comprising:

• a conveyor unit for transporting persons along a travel path;
• an underfloor space adjacent to the travel path;
• and
• a floor covering configured to cover the underfloor space, wherein the floor covering comprises:
• at least a first and a second planar cover element arranged one behind the other, each cover element comprising an upwardly directed tread surface and a first and second end face at opposite ends;
• a coupling element, the coupling element being interposed between the first end face of the first cover element and the second end face of the second cover element, the coupling element comprising at least one coupling region that has a coupling pivot point, and the coupling region being designed to couple the first cover element to the second cover element such that the first cover element and the second cover element are interconnected so as to be subjectable to upward tensile loading and so as to be able to bend relative to one another about the coupling pivot point,
• wherein at least one resilient restoring region is formed on the coupling element, which resilient restoring region is arranged vertically below the coupling pivot point between the first cover element and the second cover element in order to bring about a restoring force that acts on the adjacent end faces and is deflected by the coupling pivot point as soon as one of the cover elements is lifted upwards so as to deviate from its position in the desired configuration, the deflected restoring force being directed such that the lifted cover element is subjected to force towards its position in the desired configuration.