Cap shape supporting and form maintaining device, aka "HatNoodle" and method of storage for cap

A shape supporting and form maintaining device for baseball and sports caps, said caps comprising a crown section and a visor section:

• said device comprising a formed mass of material;
• said material comprising a resilience means to facilitate the flexing of said device;
• said device further comprising a top surface wherein:
• said top surface comprises a conformance means to facilitate the conformance of the shape of said top surface to the shape of the inner surface of said crown section of cap;
• wherein said top surface further comprises a compliance means to facilitate the compliance of said device with the inner surface of said crown section of cap;
• whereby the shape of said cap is supported and its form maintained by said device inserted therein.

A shape supporting and form maintaining method for a baseball or sports cap, said cap comprising a crown section and a visor section, comprising:

• positioning said cap over a shape supporting and form maintaining device, said device comprising at least two surfaces, wherein the upper surface of said device is characterized as having a convex shape, said convex shape having a plurality of slots in its surface;
• applying pressure to said cap, in a manner favoring the brim area, in a direction perpendicular to said crown of cap so that said device flexes, said flexing causing the material of said upper surface of device to move into the volume of said slots, allowing said cap to slip onto said device;
• positioning said cap further onto said device so that said convex surface of device is in frictional contact with the inner surface of said crown of cap;
• further positioning said cap so that the brim area of said cap is positioned around the base of said device to smooth out and minimize creases or wrinkles in said crown of cap;
• releasing said cap to allow said device to attempt to return to its normal condition, thereby applying pressure to the inside surface of said crown of cap in a direction essentially normal thereto;
• whereby said device assists in supporting the shape of and maintaining the form of said crown of cap.