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A tire chain container apparatus which is comprised of a bottom casing or bottom having an internal storage area for receiving tire chains and which is designed so that it can stand in an upright position. A cover for the casing is formed substantially of a molded plastic material and is adapted to

A tire chain container apparatus which is comprised of a bottom casing or bottom having an internal storage area for receiving tire chains and which is designed so that it can stand in an upright position. A cover for the casing is formed substantially of a molded plastic material and is adapted to be used as a mounting member for installing a tire chain around a vehicle wheel tire. The container cover is provided with a pair of ramps leading to a somewhat dished or concave upward surface and is provided with a recess in the upper surface to receive a portion of the tire chain. The cover is formed so that it is not only light in weight, but includes internal ribs in order to reinforce the same and structurally accommodate the weight of the vehicle carried by that wheel and tire and supported by the cover. Carrying handles are mounted on the casing for carrying the apparatus and which handles are adapted to hold the cover in place and displaceable to permit removal of the cover.

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A tire chain container apparatus comprising: (a) a container casing formed of a plastic material and having an interior chamber sized to receive tire chains for the wheels of a vehicle and said container casing having an open end thereof, (b) a cover formed of a plastic material for said casing and

A tire chain container apparatus comprising: (a) a container casing formed of a plastic material and having an interior chamber sized to receive tire chains for the wheels of a vehicle and said container casing having an open end thereof, (b) a cover formed of a plastic material for said casing and adapted to be removably disposed on said container casing over the open end thereof, said cover having an upper wall capable of receiving a vehicle wheel with a tire and which cover is adapted to support the weight of the vehicle carried by that wheel and tire, a pair of opposed ramps on said cover on opposite sides thereof and leading to said upper wall, a pair of opposed side walls extending between and connecting said ramps and upper wall, said upper wall having a recess therein to receive a portion of a tire chain so that when a vehicle wheel is driven onto said upper wall, the portion of the chain in said recess can be fastened around a portion of the tire on the vehicle wheel, said cover having an interior region with a plurality of longitudinally extending ribs integral with said cover and extending from each of said ramps, and a plurality of transversely extending ribs integral with said cover and extending between each of said side walls to reinforce said cover to thereby enable it to support the portion of weight of a vehicle carried by a vehicle wheel and tire when on said upper wall, said recess on its underside also being reinforced with a strut forming wall extending at least around the periphery of the surface area of the recess.