Patent ID: 8151807

Claim:
A brush assembly with a brush sleeve for applying a product comprising: an applicator rod with a proximal end for being retained by a user and a distal end for applying the product; a brush sleeve with a tubular core member and a plurality of bristles that project radially from the core member wherein the tubular core member and the plurality of bristles are integrally formed; a rod hole formed in the applicator rod adjacent to the distal end of the applicator rod; a rivet with a flange at a distal end thereof and a base portion received into the rod hole in the applicator rod; a peripheral retaining wall that extends distally from the applicator rod wherein a proximal end of the brush sleeve is received within the peripheral retaining wall and wherein the peripheral retaining wall has a consistent lateral inner dimension and wherein at least the proximal end portion of the brush sleeve has a consistent lateral outer dimension; whereby the brush sleeve is retained in relation to the applicator rod by the rivet and whereby the proximal end of the brush sleeve can be received and retained by the peripheral retaining wall.