Patent ID: 9707805
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: B60C

Claim:
1. A pneumatic tire comprising: a decorative portion in a tire side wall, the decorative portion being decorated with a reflective material, the reflective material including small thin plate shape or scaled leaf shape pieces of reflective material having a length of from 400 μm to 1500 μm, wherein at least one recess is formed in the decorative portion, and the pieces of reflective material are placed on an inner surface of the at least one recess to be adhered to the inner surface of the at least one recess; and a small protrusion that is provided at a position above a maximum depth portion of the at least one recess, protruding into the recess, the reflective material being located near a bottom side of the recess and being adhered to the bottom side of the recess and locked by the small protrusion, which prevents the reflective material from falling off.