Patent ID: 8568829

Claim:
A method of printing customized graphics on a cap, comprising: a. providing a cap platen, the cap platen, comprising: i. a vise plate, the vise plate having a “T”-shaped configuration, the vise plate, comprising a bill receiving end, and a crown receiving end extending perpendicularly from a center of the bill receiving end, the crown receiving end comprising two bilaterally arranged spring receiving members projecting perpendicularly away from the crown receiving end; ii. a pair of arms, each arm comprising a proximal end, a distal end, opposite the proximal end, and a middle portion in between the proximal end and the distal end, wherein each arm is connected to the bill receiving end at opposite ends; iii. a pair of clamps, one clamp attached to one of the pair of arms; iv. a face plate movably connected to the crown receiving end via a slot; and v. a plurality of stoppers intermittently spaced apart along an arcuate path on the vise plate; b. positioning a bill of a cap against the plurality of stoppers; c. positioning an inside of a crown of the cap on top of the face plate; d. compressing the distal ends of each arms towards the crown receiving end; e. clamping a first side of the crown to one distal end and a second side of the crown to the second distal end; f. releasing the arms to pull the sides of the crown; g. securing a back of the cap underneath the vise plate; h. printing a customized graphic on an exposed surface of the cap.