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MIT Engineer/Army Vet Designs Clever Multitool Loaded with Useful Features

Christian Reed is an Army veteran and a mechanical engineer out of MIT. While on deployment, he became “frustrated with available compact multi-tools.” As he explains:

When wearing gloves and performing other tasks simultaneously, traditional multi-tools were hard to use and operate. Removing my gloves, reaching into a buttoned pocket, or not having a good place to attach it to for easy access summarizes my experience with compact multi-tools I had and tried to use.

Reed set about designing a hyperfunctional multitool that could be operated singlehandedly and with gloves on, and which would also clip onto the user when not in use, so as to always be within reach. Here’s what he came up with, called the GRIPsher:

The amount of thought and engineering that went into this is crazy. Here’s a rundown of the features:

And here’s how that Hexgrip system works:

The applications are manifold, to say the least:

The GRIPsher has been successfully Kickstarted, with $19,000 in pledges on a $10,000 goal at press time. There are still 47 days left to get in on it, with the lowest-priced model available running $35. As mentioned in the video, those willing to pony up for a pricier model ($60) are then subsidizing a second GRIPsher that will be given for free to a service member.

NOTE: This project is not endorsed, sponsored, or supported by the Department of Defense, its subsidiaries, or any affiliated United States Government Agencies. This is a program run by Outsmarting Technologies LLC, a for profit company, looking to help do something nice for service members who rarely get cool things given to them for free.

http://www.core77.com/posts/56891/MIT-EngineerArmy-Vet-Designs-Clever-Multitool-Loaded-with-Useful-Features