Klein Tools

Klein Tools
Company typePrivately owned
IndustryManufacturing
Founded1857; 167 years ago (1857)
FounderMathias Klein
HeadquartersLincolnshire, IL
Key people
Thomas R. Klein, Chairman CEO
ProductsHand tools
Number of employees
2,500
Websitewww.kleintools.com

Klein Tools, Inc. is an American company based in Lincolnshire, IL that manufactures hand tools. The company is known for its popularity with workers in the electrical[1][2][3] and telecommunications[4][5] industries. Lineman's pliers in the past were often called "Kleins," an example of a genericized trademark.

Klein's line-up contains more than 5,000 different tools, including 165 different types of pliers, in addition to screwdrivers, nut drivers, wire pulling and stripping tools, crimping tools, scissors, snips and shears, cable and bolt cutters, multimeters, electrical outlet testers, conduit benders, personal protective equipment, and tool bags.[6] Klein produces a high-end line of tools under its Journeyman label.[7]

  1. ^ Industrial Maintenance & Plant Operation (May 1, 2000). "Klein Tools: A Tradition of Quality and Success". Retrieved January 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Cage, Chuck (March 16, 2007). "Reader Find: Klein's "Beverage Tool"". Toolmonger. Retrieved January 9, 2010.
  3. ^ Brewer, Jay (May 20, 2008). "Klein Tools Turns 150!". Tool Snob. Retrieved January 9, 2010.
  4. ^ Contracting Business (April 1, 2007). "Klein Tools Founder Inducted into Lineman's Museum, Hall". Retrieved January 9, 2010. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  5. ^ Alloy Artifacts. "Various Hand Tool Makers". Retrieved January 25, 2010.
  6. ^ Klein Connection. "About Us". Retrieved January 12, 2010.
  7. ^ Klein Tools (2001-08). "Klein Tools Introduces New Journeyman™ Line of Premium Pliers for Professionals". Retrieved January 12, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)