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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2002
Tadao Matsumoto, Kobe, JP;
Tadao Matsumoto, Kobe, JP;
Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd., Kobe, JP;
Abstract
A tire comprises a sidewall provided with a mark region for displaying at least one mark including at least one of a sold mark and an outline mark, the mark region is provided with serration made up of serration slots and ridges which are drawn up in lines, the mark is formed by discontinuous parts of the serration, wherein the discontinuous parts of the serration are (1) discontinuous parts of serration slots only or (2) discontinuous parts of ridges only or (3) discontinuous parts of serration slots and discontinuous parts of ridges, wherein the discontinuous part of the serration slot is a shallow part formed within the serration slot and having a top face extending across a corresponding part of the mark in substantially parallel with a tire sidewall surface.