Method and apparatus for constructing a paint applicator

A device for application and manipulation of paint, comprising:

• a handle having a distal end, a proximal end and a longitudinal axis;
• a working tip comprised of a flexible, polymer material having a proximal end including structure defining at least one channel oriented generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the handle;
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• a cavity located at the distal end of the handle into which the proximal end of the working tip is inserted and secured by a flowable adhesive material which is disposed between the channel and an interior surface prior to curing so as to secure the working tip by forming corresponding ridges of cured adhesive material within the cavity.

A method of forming a device for application and manipulation of paint, the method comprising the steps of:

• a) providing a handle, the handle having a distal end and a proximal end with a longitudinally-oriented cavity defined therein;
• b) providing a working tip comprised of a flexible, polymer material and having a distal end and a proximal end;
• c) creating at least one aperture in the proximal end of the working tip;
• d) inserting a flowable adhesive material into the cavity in the proximal end of the handle;
• e) inserting the proximal end of the working tip into the cavity in the distal end of the handle;
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• f) curing the adhesive material such that the cured adhesive material adheres to at least a portion of an interior surface of the cavity and forms solid pins in the at least one aperture in the proximal end of the working tip, thereby securing the working tip within the cavity.

A method of forming a device for application and manipulation of paint, the method comprising the steps of:

• a) providing a handle, the handle having a distal end and a proximal end;
• b) providing a ferrule having a distal end and a proximal which defines a longitudinally-oriented cavity therebetween;
• c) providing a working tip comprised of a flexible, polymer material and having a distal end and a proximal end;
• d) creating at least one aperture in the proximal end of the working tip;
• e) inserting the proximal end working tip into the distal end of the ferrule;
• f) inserting a flowable adhesive material into the cavity in the ferrule;
• g) attaching the ferrule with the working tip secured therein to the distal end of the handle;
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• h) curing the adhesive material such that the cured adhesive material adheres to at least a portion of an interior surface of the cavity and forms solid pins in the at least one aperture in the proximal end of the working tip, thereby securing the working tip within the ferrule.

A method of forming a device for application and manipulation of paint, the method comprising the steps of:

• a) providing a handle, the handle having a distal end, a proximal end and a longitudinal axis;
• b) providing a ferrule having a distal end and a proximal which defines a longitudinally-oriented cavity therebetween;
• c) providing a working tip comprised of a flexible, polymer material and having a distal end and a proximal end;
• d) creating at least one channel in the proximal end of the working tip, the channel being oriented generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the handle;
• e) inserting the proximal end working tip into the distal end of the ferrule;
• f) inserting a flowable adhesive material into the cavity in the ferrule;
• g) attaching the ferrule with the working tip secured therein to the distal end of the handle;
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• h) curing the adhesive material such that the cured adhesive material adheres to at least a portion of an interior surface of the cavity and forms ridges corresponding to the at least one channel in the proximal end of the working tip, thereby securing the working tip within the ferrule.