Leatherman Tool Group has announced the most extensive product launch in its 35-year history with the introduction of the FREE Collection. The new collection, made in the US, features multiple design patents and comes with Leatherman’s 25-year guarantee. Insights and feedback from customers received over the years were incorporated in the designs.

The Leatherman design and engineering teams used those 35 years of Leatherman fan insight and feedback as a foundation for the product development.

“Over the past three and a half decades, we have empowered our customers around the world to solve problems and in many cases to save the day. Now in 2019, we are reinventing the category Tim [Leatherman] invented 35 years ago with the introduction of Leatherman FREE, a collection of tools that will take users’ experience to the next level,” says Ben Rivera, president and CEO of Leatherman Tool Group.

A unique feature of the collection is the introduction of magnets into the design, which makes it easier for users to open, handle, and close the tools, and eliminates the need for nail nicks. The internal locking system also reduces the wear and tear on the individual implements, which makes the FREE tools even more durable than its predecessors. Each tool makes a distinct click when it is locked into place and ready for use, which provides confidence in the tool’s functionality, says Leatherman.

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The FREE T Series is a pocket tool featuring eight to ten high-functioning tools.

 

All of the Leatherman FREE tools offer:

  • Access to all implements from the outside of the tool. The nail nick, which required a fingernail to deploy the tool, has been eliminated.
  • A proprietary magnetic design ensures smooth, frictionless deployment of the implements.
  • A new locking system that drastically reduces friction, coupled with new elastomer springs, makes this Leatherman’s most durable collection so far.
  • Each tool opens and closes seamlessly with a distinct noise, providing confirmation that the tool is open and ready for use.
  • The textured signature design provides a distinct look and offers enhanced grip.

 

The FREE P series, which was launched in April, is made of 420 steel to create a lightweight, durable, pliers-based multipurpose tool. The FREE P2 and P4 tools feature many of the same implements found within classic Leatherman tools, but with the new features and technologies mentioned above.

The FREE T Series (T2 and T4) will be launched in July and features eight to ten high-functioning tools in a convenient, packable size, making the tools ideal for everyday carry.

The FREE K Series, available from August, is a collection of multipurpose knives. Designed for the folding knife user who wants multipurpose functionality, the primary implement in this collection is a 3.35-inch, high-quality 420 steel blade ready for just about everything.