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Is a multi tool patented?
Short answer: specific designs of a multi tool have been patented many times, but "a multi tool" as a general idea is not what is protected. What matters is the exact combination of features in your version.
What our index shows
- 416 US and WO patent publications since 2000 have a title matching “multitool” or a close variant (our index of 9.7 million patent families; one publication per family).
- Among the 258 best keyword matches we examined, 99 were published in 2020 or later, and the earliest was published in 2000.
- Most frequent assignees in those matches: FISKARS BRANDS INC (6), FRAZER SPENCER (4), NITE IZE INC (3), RAYMOND DANIEL J (3).
- Most common patent classes (CPC subclasses): B25F (123), B25B (54), B26B (51), B25G (44).
Counts come from keyword matching on titles and abstracts, so they are indicative, not a legal count. Some matches are different products that share a word.
14 real patent publications related to a multi tool
- Multitools with deployable blade US-2026109015-A1 2026 · HACKSMITH ENTERTAINMENT LTD
A multitool includes: (a) a handle extending along a tool axis; (b) a knife blade pivotably mounted to the handle for pivoting relative to the handle about a pivot axis between a deployed position in which the blade projects lengt…
View on Google Patents - System for retaining and holding the interchangeable blade in the handle of multifunctional tools WO-2025210092-A1 2025 · OPLAST D O O
The invention relates to a system for retaining and holding an interchangeable blade in the handle of a multifunctional tools, wherein the interchangeable blade (3) is secured against falling out in the axial direction by a combin…
View on Google Patents - Multi-function tool with laminated plier jaws US-11794313-B2 2023 · FISKARS BRANDS INC
A multi-purpose tool includes a first handle, a second handle, and a laminated plier jaw assembly coupled to the first handle and the second handle. The laminated plier jaw assembly includes a first outer layer, a second outer lay…
View on Google Patents - Welding pliers multi-tool US-9555533-B2 2017 · LINCOLN GLOBAL INC
The invention described herein generally relates to a pliers welding multi-tool including welding pliers and a plurality of welding tools that can be stowed in one or both handles of the pliers welding multi-tool. The pliers weldi…
View on Google Patents - Folding multitools US-9289891-B1 2016 · RAGNER GARY DEAN
A folding multitool for holding a plurality of diverse tools, comprising at least three tool arms, where at least two tool arms are pivotally attached to a central hub at one end, and each tool arm having at least one tool head at…
View on Google Patents - Wire forming plier and electrical multi-tool US-8176814-B1 2012 · BERNSTEIN STEVEN J
A wire forming plier and electrical multi-tool for the purpose of forming, stripping, crimping and cutting electrical wire is disclosed. The plier features two arms overlapped and pivoted together; the posterior ends of the arms s…
View on Google Patents - Integrated tire repair multi tool with folding pliers US-2011154577-A1 2011 · EUBANKS CORMAC
An improved tire repair tool having a pair of pliers, with integrated cutters, a rasp for cleaning a tire puncture, a tool for inserting a cylindrical tire plug, and a means to store tire plugs within the assembly. The nominally c…
View on Google Patents - Multi-function tool with locking pliers US-7908944-B2 2011 · FISKARS BRANDS INC
One embodiment of the invention relates to a locking pliers. The locking pliers include a pair of handles and a pair of interconnected jaws coupled to the handles. The jaws are movable between a retracted position within the handl…
View on Google Patents - Access handle for multitool m&a US-2008271256-A1 2008 · FRAZER SPENCER
A multitool having an orientation of the handles in such a manner to allow access of various tools while the multitool is in a closed orientation and the plier region is contained within a central channel region of the first and s…
View on Google Patents - Folding multipurpose pocket tool with floating springs US-7415745-B2 2008 · LEATHERMAN TOOL GROUP INC
A folding multipurpose hand tool including folding pliers or scissors and other tool blades and bits. A pair of handles each has a pivot axle at each end. A base of each pliers jaw or scissors blade is mounted on the pivot axle at…
View on Google Patents - Tool parts for pocket multitool US-2008141464-A1 2008 · PIKIELNY DOV
A pocket multitool that includes a knife and non-knife tools, and a set of interchangeable replacement parts for at least one of the knife and non-knife tools, wherein at least one of the interchangeable replacement parts may incl…
View on Google Patents - Folding multi-tool with adjustable pliers US-6983505-B2 2006 · LEATHERMAN TOOL GROUP INC
A folding multi-tool comprising first and second generally channel-shaped handles each having first and second ends, each generally channel-shaped handle having an open side and an at least partly closed side opposite the open sid…
View on Google Patents - Foldable multi-tool US-6578221-B2 2003 · GREAT NECK SAW MANUFACTURERS
A foldable multi-tool having a pair of jaws pivotally mounted to each other with each jaw having a head and a shank. A handle is pivotally mounted at one end to each of the shanks and foldable relative to the jaws along a first pi…
View on Google Patents - Multifunctional pocket tool including pliers US-6101654-A 2000 · WENGER SA
A multifunctional pliers-knife (1) has two lateral sidepieces (10, 11) serving as a handle for the tool, a plurality of tools disposed between the sidepieces, and a pair of pliers having a first jaw (18) fixed integrally to the la…
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What this means for your idea
Because patents cover specific combinations of features, the useful question is not “has a multi tool been patented?” but “has my combination of features been described before?” Tools and office products differ in grips, adjustment mechanisms, and how blades or bits are held and changed.
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First-look landscape. Not exhaustive. Not legal advice. This page lists keyword-matched publications from a limited database; it does not say whether any product is or isn't covered by a patent, whether a patent is still in force, or whether your idea is patentable. Consult a registered patent attorney or agent.