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* when collapsed for [[storage]], relatively smooth and blunt compared to the equivalent discrete tools, thus reducing frequency of [[damage]] to items stored along with it. | * when collapsed for [[storage]], relatively smooth and blunt compared to the equivalent discrete tools, thus reducing frequency of [[damage]] to items stored along with it. | ||
Some models of the Leatherman brand have a built in | Some models of the Leatherman brand have a built in safety [[Mechanism (technology)|mechanism]] that [[lock]]s selected tools in the open position when fully unfolded. Different models have various methods for unlocking the tools. In some, one of the other tools has to be partly unfolded to release the first one; if all the tools of this model were to be fully unfolded simultaneously, then an external tool might be needed to unlock them. In other models, there is an unlock [[Button (control)|button]] that allows the tool to be re-folded. | ||
The method in which the pliers are exposed is similar to that of the butterfly knife. | The method in which the pliers are exposed is similar to that of the butterfly knife. | ||
