In 1947, David W. Ring and his brother founded Ring Brothers Toy Wholesale, selling toys to retailers out of the back of his car. During the 1980s, Larami expanded its water gun line, licensing designs for a battery-operated water gun from inventor
Alan Amron in 1984. By 1987, Alvin Davis and Myung Song had become co-owners of Larami. At the 1989
North American International Toy Fair in
New York City, Davis and Song met former Jet Propulsion Lab engineer
Lonnie Johnson. After being impressed by his prototype of a pressurized water-air reservoir, Larami licensed his designs and developed the Power Drencher. In 1991, the Power Drencher line was relaunched as the
Super Soaker. Talk To Me Products filed suit against Larami in 1993, alleging that the Super Soaker infringed on their 1978 patent for a battery-powered water gun. On March 11, 1993, Talk To Me Products' claims were dismissed, as their patent referred to a water gun "having a chamber therein". Instead, the Super Soaker had a detachable chamber at the top of the water gun. Larami was acquired by
Hasbro Inc in 1995. Hasbro continued to manufacture Super Soakers under the Larami name until 2002, when Hasbro began marketing the Super Soaker as part of the
Nerf line. ==Products==