Leap

Leap.png The Leatherman Leap is a tool that is meant to be a kids first multitool. Leatherman has designed this tool to be smaller for a childs hand. It comes in bright colors and even has a knife blade that comes separate so the parent can install it later when they feel the child is responsible enough. With or without the blade the Leap is a great multitool. So great that even an adult could carry this tool and find it to be very useful.

Jaws

  • Needlenose/regular pliers. Bypass cutter with a hard wire notch.

Handles/Frame

  • The outside part of the handle is plastic or rather a Glass-filled Nylon (in either blue, red, or green) the inside frame is stainless steel.

Blades and Tools

Needlenose Pliers
Regular Pliers
Hard-wire Cutters
Wire Cutters
420HC Knife (optional, can be put on later)
Saw
Spring-action Scissors
Ruler
Tweezers
Bottle Opener
Phillips Screwdriver
Medium Screwdriver
Small Screwdriver

Blade Characteristics

  • All the tool are polished stainless steel. Only the longer tools lock(knife, saw, Phillips driver and scissors). The rest are non-locking.

Locking Mechanism

  • The knife, saw, Phillips driver and scissors have a liner lock but the rest of the tools are non-locking.

Sheath

  • The Leap doesn't have a sheath at this time.

Dimensions

  • Length open = 5.5 inches/13.7 cm
  • Length closed = 3.3 in | 8.3 cm
  • Width closed = 1.4 inch/3.6 cm
  • Thickness = 0.6 inch/1.5 cm
  • Weight = 4.9 oz | 138 g

Versions

  • An early version of the tool was recalled due to the locking mechanism on the knife releasing the blade. Leatherman will replace the tool at no charge for the consumer. The recalled version knife blade has 4 bumps on it the newer replacement version only has 3 bumps.

Variations

  • The Leap comes in three colors at this time. They are blue, red and green.

Background

  • Introduced in 2014. Made in the USA. Still in production.
  • The plier head of both the Leap and the Rev are the same. Also has a same designed Phillips flat driver and a scaled down frame that the Rev, Wingman and Sidekick have. It has the same type tweezers as the Micra as well.

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Created by Poncho65. Last Modification: Thursday 21 of April, 2016 05:43:15 CEST by Poncho65.
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