System and method for printing customized graphics on caps and other articles of clothing

A method of printing customized graphics on a cap, comprising:

• a. providing a cap platen, the cap platen, comprising:
• i. a vise plate, the vise plate having a “T”-shaped configuration, the vise plate, comprising a bill receiving end, and a crown receiving end extending perpendicularly from a center of the bill receiving end, the crown receiving end comprising two bilaterally arranged spring receiving members projecting perpendicularly away from the crown receiving end;
• ii. a pair of arms, each arm comprising a proximal end, a distal end, opposite the proximal end, and a middle portion in between the proximal end and the distal end, wherein each arm is connected to the bill receiving end at opposite ends;
• iii. a pair of clamps, one clamp attached to one of the pair of arms;
• iv. a face plate movably connected to the crown receiving end via a slot;
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• v. a plurality of stoppers intermittently spaced apart along an arcuate path on the vise plate;
• b. positioning a bill of a cap against the plurality of stoppers;
• c. positioning an inside of a crown of the cap on top of the face plate;
• d. compressing the distal ends of each arms towards the crown receiving end;
• e. clamping a first side of the crown to one distal end and a second side of the crown to the second distal end;
• f. releasing the arms to pull the sides of the crown;
• g. securing a back of the cap underneath the vise plate;
• h. printing a customized graphic on an exposed surface of the cap.