Patent ID: 8191742

Claim:
A method of shaping a crown portion of a ball cap, comprising: providing a ball cap having a crown portion and a bill portion extending from said crown portion, said crown portion being comprised of a flexible structure and said crown portion having a first volume; providing a cap shaper having a compressible and resilient support apparatus, said support apparatus having a lower surface and an upper surface, said lower surface of said support apparatus being substantially planar, said upper surface of said support apparatus having a curved-hemispherical shape, said support apparatus covered over at least said upper surface of said support apparatus by an absorbent member, said absorbent member comprised of a flexible structure, said support apparatus having a larger volume than said crown portion; compressing said upper surface of said support apparatus to a size smaller than an inside surface of said crown portion; introducing said cap shaper within said crown portion so that an upper surface of said absorbent member engages said inside surface of said crown portion; releasing said cap shaper so that said support apparatus expands to said curved-hemispherical shape and pushes outward on said crown portion of said ball cap to form a curved-hemispherical shaped said crown portion; and absorbing moisture from said crown portion of said ball cap via engagement of said absorbent member with said inside portion of said crown portion.