Combined iron, press and steamer for hats

Abstract

The invention relates to an iron, press and/or steaming device for hats. In particular, it is directed at steaming or pressing baseball caps. The invention comprises two semi-spherical halves that are attached by a handle. The handle can be squeezed and made to collapse to make the two flat inner faces of the semi-spherical halves press together. Once pressed together, the two semi-spheres should look like a single sphere. Located on both the rounded outer surfaces and the flat inner surfaces of both semi-spheres are numerous steam vents. By squeezing the two halves together, the user can apply the flat inner surfaces of the semi-spheres as a steam press. This is particularly useful for pressing the bill/brim of a baseball cap or other hat. The spherical outer surface is useful for placing inside a hat for steaming. In a first embodiment the sphere in its fully expanded state is approximately half the diameter of an ordinary hat. A user when steaming the inside of a hat must apply tension manually to de-wrinkle the hat while steaming. In an alternate embodiment, the expanding sphere (from when the handle is released) would fill the inside of the hat, pulling it taught. The inner workings, which generate the steam, would be similar to traditional steamers, including water reservoirs and the like.

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