Patent ID: 8371220

Claim:
A pallet for holding a hat for printing, the hat comprising a cap and a bill attached to the cap, the bill having an underside forming a curved peak, the pallet comprising: a bottom plate; a printing plate mounted on the bottom plate; a top plate movable between an open position and a closed position, the top plate comprising an opening; and a curved bill support mounted on the bottom plate and configured to support the bill of a cap mounted thereon along the curved peak of the underside of the bill so as to retain the curved peak of the bill; wherein the bill support is positioned such that when the hat is mounted in the pallet with the top plate in the closed position, a portion of the cap on which the image is to be printed is supported on the printing plate and exposed through the opening of the top plate and the underside of the bill of the hat is supported by the bill support while retaining the curved peak of the bill.