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US 7,255,762 B2Granted
Camouflage tire
AssigneeThe Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
InventorsDavid John Zanzig, David Andrew Benko, James Joseph Nespo, Terry John Waibel, Michael Julian Crawford, Timothy Michael Rooney, Bina Patel Botts, George Frank Balogh
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a camouflage tire suitable for use in various vehicle use environments wherein it is desirable to reduce or eliminate a viewer's visual perception of the tire against the given environmental background.
Claims9
A method of applying a camouflage pattern to a tire, comprising steps of
- sequentially applying two or more layers of liquid comprising at least one elastomer and a colorant, each layer being applied to all or part of an external tire surface, wherein the elastomeric coating comprises a fluoropolymer;
- drying or curing said two or more layers to form an elastomeric coating on said external tire surface;
- such that a plurality of colored elastomeric regions disposed on said external tire surface is obtained which comprises a camouflage pattern of at least two different colors.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.