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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 13 September 2024. American toy brand For other uses, see Nerf (disambiguation). "Tech Target" redirects here. For technology media company, see TechTarget. This article needs to be updated. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (April 2021) NERF Product ...
Lonnie George Johnson (born October 6, 1949) is an American inventor, aerospace engineer, and entrepreneur, best known for inventing the bestselling Super Soaker water gun in 1989. He was formerly employed at the U.S. Air Force and NASA, where he worked at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. [2]
A foam dart blaster, or simply blaster, is a toy gun that shoots foam darts. The term is often treated synonymously with Nerf Blaster, as Nerf was the first brand to start producing blasters, [1] and has since remained the most notable producer of them [citation needed]. Other notable brands include Zuru's X-Shot and Prime Time Toys' Dart Zone.
A Nerf N-Strike Longshot CS-6. A Nerf Blaster is a toy gun made by Hasbro that fires foam darts, arrows, discs, or foam balls. “Nerf blaster” or more commonly “ Nerf gun ” are often used to describe the toy. Nerf blasters are manufactured in multiple forms; the first Nerf blasters emerged in the late 1980s with the release of the Nerf ...
Hasbro. Hasbro, Inc. (/ ˈhæzbroʊ /; a syllabic abbreviation of its original name, Hassenfeld Brothers) is an American multinational toy manufacturing and entertainment holding company founded on December 6, 1923 by Henry, Hillel and Herman Hassenfeld and is incorporated and headquartered in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. [6]
Unlike the names in the list above, these names are still widely known by the public as brand names, and are not used by competitors. Scholars disagree as to whether the use of a recognized trademark name for similar products can truly be called "generic", or if it is instead a form of synecdoche .
Children firing Nerf blasters at a mock shooting range. Foam dart blasters are toy guns that fire foam darts, discs, or foam balls. The term "Nerf blaster", referring to blasters made by Hasbro, is often used as a blanket term for any foam dart blaster, regardless of whether or not it has the Nerf brand name. [8]
Alma mater. Dartmouth College. Occupation. Inventor. Known for. Developing toys and games a for example, nerf, song writing and publishing, entrepreneurship. Reynolds Winsor "Reyn" Guyer (born in St. Paul, Minnesota in 1935) is an American inventor .