摘要 |
A sidewall (12) of a tire (10) having a surface (13) with distinctive design patterns is described. Pattern A has an indicia formed by a plurality of ridges (20) of similar cross-sectional shapes, each ridge (20) being substantially parallel to an adjacent ridge (20). Pattern B is superimposed over a portion of the design pattern A. Pattern B has a substantially flat surface forming a smaller but similar indicia outlined by the pattern A indicia. In one alternative embodiment, the pattern A is superimposed over the pattern B, and a pattern C is included, pattern C having at parallel ridges (40). The design patterns may form a circumferentially continuous wide decorative band with the alpha-numeric markings outlined by a portion of the wide decorative band. |