TIRE LONGEVITY MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD
A tire wear indication system designed to visually-represent wear and tear on vehicle tires. The system maximizes safety for vehicle owners, effectively ensuring tires can be properly interchanged after a specific amount of wear. It features a series of layers that can measure the life left in each tire, identified via a color and/or shape system. The system allows users to apply different shapes such as stars, pyramids, cylinders, and the like, in order to customize the identification. As designed, the system offers a way for vehicle owners to identify the status of their tires by simply looking at the color-coded and shape system rather than meticulously inspecting each tire.
1 . A tire longevity measurement system, the system comprising:
a plurality of layered, different-colored, visual-wear-indicators; and
wherein the indicators are adapted to lie on or within a vehicle tire to sequentially appear as the tire wears.
2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the indicators is adapted to lie circumferentially.
3 . The system of claim 2 , wherein at least one of the indicators is adapted to lie within a ply of the vehicle tire.
4 . The system of claim 2 , wherein at least one of the indicators is adapted to not lie within a ply of the vehicle tire.
5 . The system of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the indicators is adapted to lie on a flat section of the vehicle tire.
6 . The system of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the indicators is adapted to lie at an angle into a groove section of the vehicle tire.
7 . The system of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the indicators is adapted to lie extending radially outwardly from the vehicle tire.
8 . The system of claim 1 , wherein none of the indicators is black.
9 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the plurality of layered, different-colored visual-wear-indicators comprises two layers of indicators.
10 . The system of claim 9 , wherein the plurality of layered, different-colored visual-wear-indicators comprises 3-5 layers of indicators.
11 . The system of claim 9 , wherein at least one of the indicators comprises a geometric shape different from a geometric shape of a different one of the indicators.
12 . The system of claim 9 , wherein at least one of the indicators comprises a picture different from a picture of a different one of the indicators.
13 . The system of claim 9 , wherein at least one of the indicators comprises a logo shape.
14 . The system of claim 9 , wherein at least one of the indicators comprises an alphanumeric shape.
15 . The system of claim 14 , wherein at least one of the alpha-numeric shapes functionally indicates a degree of wear or a warning.
16 . A tire longevity measurement system comprising four layered, different-colored, visual-wear-indicators wherein
the indicators are adapted to lie circumferentially on or within a ply of a flat section of a vehicle tire to sequentially appear as the tire wears,
none of the indicators is black,
and
at least one of the indicators comprises a geometric shape different from a geometric shape of a different one of the indicators to functionally indicate a degree of wear or a warning.
17 . The system of claim 16 , further comprising a set of instructions wherein the system is arranged as a kit.
18 . A method of using a tire longevity measurement system comprising providing the system of claim 1 .
19 . A method of using a tire longevity measurement system comprising providing the system of claim 10 .
20 . The method of claim 19 further comprising manufacturing a tire including the system.