ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,660,955, issued on June 23.
"Devices and methods for organizing hats" was invented by Chase William Morris (Arvada, Colo.) and Ryne Wilson (Northglenn, Colo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hat holder for effectively holding a hat in a manner and position simulating the position that the hat would take when placed on a person's head, effectively displaying the front portion of the hat and maintaining the shape of the hat without leaving any marks on the hat. The device includes a magnet that creates a magnetic bond with the ferrous part of the hat, a general hat form being additional support for maintaining the general shape of a hat, a...