King Innovation I-Tool for irrigation resembles Leatherman Wave

[parnass]

The King Innovation I-Tool is marketed as an irrigation multitool.  It resembles a Leatherman Wave, but some of the tools inside are different.

http://www.kinginnovation.com/products/86/i-tool

[SteveC]

Very interesting   

[enki_ck]

For some reason there is no sound on that vid for me or is it coded wrong.

Seems like someone went to a lot of trouble to knock off a Wave and then add special features to it. I think they might have done better if they made their own chaises and not copy the Wave one.

[parnass]

For some reason there is no sound on that vid for me or is it coded wrong.

No sound for me either.

[ba-ta]

Where do you get these tools? I'm trying to see if there any retailers in Canada that stock them, or at least somewhere close to the border. He home depot site doesn’t seem to list them, or at least not that I can find.

[parnass]

Where do you get these tools?..

Amazon.com has them on their web site, along with a few reviews.

[captain spaulding]

I have bought a real Wave for less than they want. 

[detron]

I have bought a real Wave for less than they want. 

me too, but Walmart had accidentally marked one at  < $10.00   

[sawman]

It looks like a pretty good copy but I don't understand the purpose behind some of its tools 

[lowtech]

Wonder if Chako has one and can show some better pics?!
Interesting attempt but I think they shoukld have used their own brain to come up with a "chassis" to carry teh sprinkler tools.

They have a lighting tool, too. Looks interesting for occasional lighting work.
http://www.kinginnovation.com/products/119/l-tool

[Chako]

I would love one...but it looks like they are not being sold in Canada.

[NKlamerus]

I'm actually fairly impressed that they got away with working around Leathermans Patents on this one. (If they have one for the wave?)

[JBW1]

i got motion sick just trying to watch haha. How the heck has lm let this even exist?

[Gerber Suspension]

Wonder if Chako has one and can show some better pics?!
Interesting attempt but I think they shoukld have used their own brain to come up with a "chassis" to carry teh sprinkler tools.

They have a lighting tool, too. Looks interesting for occasional lighting work.
http://www.kinginnovation.com/products/119/l-tool

I think the lighting tool might be good for people that want full-sized wire strippers in a real wave, if the dimensions are close enough for them to fit.

[captain spaulding]

I have bought a real Wave for less than they want. 

me too, but Walmart had accidentally marked one at  < $10.00   

You just love to bring up that story. 

[babola]

Weird LM would allow another US based tool company to market and sell what is nothing else but a knock-off of the most popular and profit-generating tool in the history of LM's existence.

[sawman]

Ahhhh, an irrigation tool Now I get it.

Is that legal what they did?

[Gerber Suspension]

Ahhhh, an irrigation tool Now I get it.

Is that legal what they did?

It won't be when Tim Leatherman sees it.

[sawman]

Ahhhh, an irrigation tool Now I get it.

Is that legal what they did?

It won't be when Tim Leatherman sees it.

I wouldn't think so especially since the patent should still be good on the 2004 Wave design.

[gregpost]

 Sorry for the zombie bump but there is another version of this tool now that looks to be Ganzo made or at least has resemblance to other Chinese made multitools that look like this.