Flux applicator brush and flux container system

A pipe joining agent container system, comprising:

• a container having a bottom wall and a side wall connected to the bottom wall and extending upwardly from the bottom wall to an edge defining an open top of the container, the bottom wall and the side wall defining an interior space;
• a pipe joining agent disposed within the interior space of the container;
• a female pipe joining agent applicator brush removably associated with the container and configured for applying pipe joining agent to an exterior surface of a first cylindrical pipe structure that has a nominal exterior diameter, the female pipe joining agent applicator brush including:
• a support structure, the support structure being configured for removable mounting on the cylindrical container, and the support structure includes a first handle;
• a cylindrical female brush connected to the support structure, the female brush including a first axial end, a second axial end, and an arrangement of bristles;
• the bristles extend generally radially inward toward one another between the first axial end and the second axial end, and the bristles include outer radial ends connected to the support structure and inner radial ends that define a passage through the cylindrical female brush that extends from the first axial end to the second axial end;
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• the passage has a diameter that is approximately equal to the nominal exterior diameter of the first cylindrical pipe structure;
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• a male pipe joining agent applicator brush that is configured for applying pipe joining agent to an interior surface of a second cylindrical pipe structure that has a nominal exterior diameter, the male pipe joining agent applicator brush including:
• a second handle having an outer surface;
• a cylindrical male brush connected to the second handle and that extends circumferentially around the outer surface thereof, the male brush including a first axial end, a second axial end, and an arrangement of second bristles;
• the second bristles extend generally radially outward from the outer surface of the second handle between the first axial end and the second axial end of the male brush, and the second bristles include inner radial ends adjacent to the outer surface and outer radial ends;
• the cylindrical male brush has an outer diameter defined by the outer radial ends of the second bristles, and the outer diameter is approximately 25% greater than the nominal exterior diameter of the second cylindrical pipe structure;
• the cylindrical male brush has a length measured between the first axial end and the second axial end thereof that is approximately equal to the nominal exterior diameter of the second cylindrical pipe structure;
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• the outer diameter of the cylindrical male brush is approximately 25% greater than the diameter of the passage of the cylindrical female brush.