Earle Haas
Earle Haas | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Kansas City College of Osteopathy |
| Occupation(s) | Physician, Inventor |
| Known for | Invented the tampon with an applicator |
Earle Haas,
Inventions
He invented a flexible ring for a
Haas wanted to invent something better than the "rags" his wife and other women had to wear, he said, and got the idea for his
After failing to get people interested in his invention (including the Johnson & Johnson company), on October 16, 1933, he finally sold the patent and trademark to a Denver businesswoman, Gertrude Tendrich, for $32,000. She started the Tampax company and was its first president. Tendrich was an ambitious German immigrant who made the first Tampax tampons at her home using a sewing machine and Haas's compression machine. Tampons based on Haas' design were first sold in the U.S. in 1936.
The London
After selling the rights to the tampon, he continued with his doctor's practice and various business enterprises. He later regretted selling the rights, but was glad it was successful, and died at 93 in 1981. Up to his death he continued to try to improve the tampon.
References
- ^ "History of tampons and tampax". Procter & Gamble. Archived from the original on 21 May 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
- ^ "Patent US1926900". U.S. Patent Office. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
External links
- Encyclopedia of Modern Everyday Inventions by David John Cole, Eve Browning and Fred E. H. Schroeder (Greenwood Publishing Group, 2003) p191