Robert Cox, a pioneer of the kitchen garbage disposer, passes away.
Robert Cox, a pioneer of the kitchen garbage disposer, died of cancer on June 11 in his Hawaiian home at the age of 84.
Cox's business career began in 1948 as vice president of sales and marketing at In-Sink Erator Manufacturing Co. in Racine, Wis. Though the founder of In-Sink-Erator, James Hammes, invented the disposer, it was through the marketing strategy of Cox that the invention became a household convenience.