PATTERNS FOR ENHANCING CONTRAST OF A TIRE SIDEWALL OR TREAD

A tire is disclosed having a pattern (100, 200, 300) at its surface for enhancing contrast. The pattern (100, 200, 300) comprises: (i) a first set of spaced apart wavy lines (110) oriented in a first direction, and a second set of spaced apart wavy lines (120) oriented in the first direction, wherein the first set of wavy lines (110) is out of phase with the second set of wavy lines (120); and/or (ii) a plurality of circles (310), wherein the plurality of circles (310) do not overlap with each other and are tangent to each other; and/or (iii) a first set, a second set and a third set of lines (210, 220, 230) that intersect with each other in such a way that they form a plurality of hexagons (240).