Abstract: An apparatus for feeding sheet-like rubber material one after another in the form of cut pieces of a predetermined length and shape to a forming drum from a stock roll of the rubber material, the apparatus including: a first transfer member having a conveying surface on the upper side thereof; a second transfer member having a conveying surface on the underside thereof and disposed in series and lapped relation with the first transfer member with a gap formed therebetween being slightly greater than the thickness of the rubber material; a cutter located across the first transfer member for cutting the rubber material on the conveying surface of the first transfer member along a predetermined cutting line; and a drive mechanism for driving the first and second transfer members in relation with rotation of the forming drum; the lapped portions of the first and second transfer members being arranged to transfer the rubber material along a line conforming with the cutting line; the second transfer member except f