Tire component assembly

Claim 1

A tire component storing assembly, comprising in combination; a frame structure comprising a pair of side plate members spaced apart from and substantially in parallel with each other, a first reel having opposite end portions rotatably supported on said side plate members, respectively, of said frame structure, a second reel having opposite end portions rotatably supported on said side plate members, respectively, of said frame structure, said second reel spaced apart from and substantially in parallel with said first reel, a liner having one end wound at all times on said first reel and the other end wound at all times on said second reel to form layers thereon, whereby a tire component is wound on any one of said first and second reels while intervening between the layers of the liner to be wound on any one of said first and second reels, a pair of coupling members respectively projecting from the side plate members of said frame structure, a pair of supporting members for supporting said coupling members and said frame structure, the coupling members respectively having a pair of box-shaped recesses for receiving said supporting members and opening outwardly of said side plate members of said frame structure and having center axes substantially in alignment with each other, and grooves in communication with the recesses for facilitating insertion of the supporting members into the recesses, the grooves being open downwardly of said side plate members of said frame structure and having cross sections tapered toward the lower ends of the coupling members and toward said side plate members, and reinforcing means for reinforcing said side plate members of said frame structure.