Patent ID: 8002930

Claim:
A method of manufacturing a tire cover adapted to extend over a tire that includes a tread surface, an annular sidewall surface and a wheel area, comprising: (a) forming a material in the shape of a tire cover, thereby to comprise: (1) a cylindrical panel sized to extend circumferentially around the tire in confronting relation to said tread surface; (2) a face panel joined to said cylindrical panel and sized to extend alongside the sidewall surface and across the wheel area; (i) said face panel having a display surface adapted to display a design; (b) contacting the display surface with a transfer pattern thereby to transfer a design to said display surface, wherein said transfer pattern comprises: (1) a substrate having a surface; (2) a first pigmented material disposed on said surface, (i) said first pigmented material including a plurality of glass particles operative to reflect light received from a light source; (3) a second pigmented material overlaying at least a portion of said first pigmented material, (i) said second pigmented material including a plurality of glass particles operative to reflect light received from a light source; and (4) at least one adhesive material adhered to said first pigmented material and said second pigmented material in a primary design pattern that has at least a first design portion and a second design portion, (i) wherein said at least one adhesive material is adhered to said first pigmented material in a first design pattern that is congruent with said first design portion, and (ii) wherein said at least one adhesive material is adhered to said second pigmented material in a second design pattern that is congruent with said second design portion; and (c) removing said substrate thereby to remove portions of said first pigmented material.