Collar pressing pad for dress shirts

A pressing device for use on a collar pressing apparatus, the pressing apparatus having a lower buck including a rear portion onto which an outer fold of a collar of a shirt is spread, said rear portion having a generally rectangular periphery, the outer fold portion of the collar forming a lateral edge, the collar also having a button attached to a cloth extender which extends laterally outward from the lateral edge, the buck also including a front portion including two lobes extending forward at an acute angle from a forward site of the front portion to support a shoulder portion of a shirt, said collar pressing apparatus also having a pressing head adapted to press against the buck to iron the collar, said pressing device comprising:

• a pad removably attached to and covering a portion of the buck, said pad including a resilient middle layer having a first thickness;
• said middle layer being compressible by said pressing head, to a second compressed thickness;
• said pad formed with;
• a first section covering at least a portion of the rear portion of said buck, said first section configured to allow the collar to be spread thereon, said first section having a side portion forming a hole to accommodate the button when the open collar is laid upon said first section and the pressing head is pressed against the collar on said pad, and
• a second section covering said lobes;
• a yoke connecting said first section and said second section;
• and
• resilient strap means attached to said second section for removably securing said pad to said buck and for allowing limited controlled movement of said pad relative to said buck.