Patent ID: 8875763

Claim:
An article having at least one visible external surface, comprising on at least a part of the at least one visible external surface a pattern contrasting with the at least one visible external surface of the article, the pattern comprising a plurality of tufts distributed over an entirety of said pattern, each tuft of the plurality of tufts having an average cross section of between 0.003 and 0.06 mm 2 ; wherein a density of the plurality of tufts on the at least one visible external surface of the pattern in at least five tufts per unit area expressed in square millimeters (mm 2 ); wherein a cross-sectional geometry of the tufts is polygonal, said tufts having bases on the at least one visible external surface of the article which are in contact with each other so as to reduce surfaces remaining between said tufts; and wherein the pattern comprises tufts having varying heights and cross-sectional geometries having varying forms arranged with specific densities to obtain a pattern having variations in contrast, wherein the visible external surface is a sidewall of a tire.