Patent ID: 7980433

Claim:
A ball cap blocking and stretching system for blocking and stretching a ball cap having a crown that includes a front, an inside surface, and a perimeter; and a brim extending from the front of the crown, comprising: a. steamer means for blocking and steaming the ball cap including a crown-contourer having a hemispherical shape for contouring the crown of the ball cap when placed on the crown-conturer and having defined therein at least one aperture for emitting steam in use; and a steam generator for generating steam located substantially within and in communication with the crown-contourer; b. stretcher means for stretching at least the perimeter of the crown in cooperation with the steamer means, the stretcher means including a front-contourer overlappingly provided adjacent to the crown-contourer so that the inside surface of the crown of the ball cap contacts and covers the front-contourer and the crown-contourer; mover means for cooperatively moving the front-contourer relative to the crown-contourer; and a stretcher fixator for temporarily fixing the position of the front-contourer relative to the crown-contourer when the mover means is moved; and c. a brim positioner attached to the front-contourer for positioning the brim on the ball cap blocking and stretching system.