Leatherman

Leatherman is a multi -function tool, which is in contrast to pocket knives as a central element of a folding combination pliers. The name is trademarked.

History

The Leatherman was developed 1975-1980 by the American engineer Tim S. Leatherman and is manufactured in the same company he founded in Portland, Oregon. As Tim Leatherman likes to tell again and again, he came up with the idea of the Multitool 1975 on a vacation trip through Europe when he missed the toolbox in a car accident on his Fiat 600. Especially a pair of pliers he had then urgently needed.

First, put the 1980 patented tool that is referred to as a Leatherman Pocket Multiple Tool, with craftsmen and technicians through that had to be mobile, for example, stage technicians and film lighting crew. This could not always carry a heavy tool box with it, the Leatherman was but in the supplied leather pouch on the belt at your fingertips. In addition, the Leatherman can be attached by means of a pocket clip. In some models, there is also a lanyard ring that can slide out. When Leatherman Wave as it is located under the saw.

The best-selling model of the company Leatherman has been the Leatherman Wave.

Since then, Leatherman has acquired the German flashlight manufacturers Two brothers Optoelectronics ( manufacturer of LED Lenser lights) in January 2011, Leatherman multi-tools are in Germany no longer the long-term importer company Siegfried Hintz in Wiesbaden, but by now proprietary Two brothers Optoelectronics GmbH & Co.KG imported and distributed.

Function

Meanwhile, similar multi -function tools, multi-tools are also called, also manufactured by other companies. In the jargon of the user but these are also often referred to as " Leatherman ", so the name has established itself as a generic name for this kind of tools. On the real " Leatherman " there are 25-year guarantee.

In addition to the clamp ( with the gripping and cutting function ) contain virtually all models, at least one knife and a screwdriver.

Leatherman is in addition to the classic version with pliers now also produce many other types of knives. For example, is the small " Micra " to use as a keychain and has instead of pliers small scissors, knives hybrid genus and a pruner. For military use was the Leatherman MUT MUT EOD and presented in 2010. There are also hunting and simple one-handed knife from Leatherman.

Some Leatherman models are designed so that you can use them with one hand, such as Wave and Charge ( Al / ALX / TTI).