Two multi-tools, part by part
On a plier-based multi-tool, the parts start at the plier head, and Gerber names them on its own pages: needlenose, regular or bluntnose pliers, with wire cutters and wire strippers listed beside them. Gerber's pages then name the handles, the implements its care page calls "Multi-Tool implements," a tool lock or bit driver on some models, and carry fittings such as a lanyard ring.
Gerber names the plier head by type, and the type changes from tool to tool. The Suspension-NXT lists "Needlenose pliers" and "Regular pliers," the Multi-Plier 600 Bluntnose lists "Bluntnose pliers," and the Dual-Force lists "Blunt nose layered construction jaws," "Small fastener pliers" and an "Adjustable, two-size slip joint jaw."
Gerber also describes the jaws themselves: the Dual-Force's "jaws operate like dedicated set of pliers," and on the Suspension-NXT "The needlenose pliers are spring-loaded to lessen hand fatigue for the user." Gerber lists the cutters as items of their own, "Wire cutter" and "Wire stripper," and adds a "wire crimper" on the Multi-Plier 600 Bluntnose. What the pliers do on the job is answered in what multi-tool pliers are used for.
Behind the plier head, Gerber's naming covers the handles, the implements and, on some tools, the parts that lock or drive them. Gerber's guide says a butterfly opening multi-tool "has two pieces on a hinge that swing open like wings" and that "A one-handed opening multi-tool can be opened with one hand"; the choice between them belongs to the multi-plier tool guide. Of the Truss, Gerber says "The handle is constructed from one single piece of steel."
Gerber's care page calls the tools "Multi-Tool implements," and Gerber's product lists name them one by one, such as "Scissors," "Awl," "File" and "Ruler" on the Suspension-NXT. Gerber lists "a center-axis bit driver" and "additional bit storage" on the Dual-Force and says the Center-Drive's "center-axis driver opens to align like a real screw driver," Center-Axis being Gerber's own name.
Locks are named tool by tool as well: a "Tool lock" on the Suspension-NXT and the Center-Drive, Gerber's own "Patented Saf.T.Plus locking system" on the Multi-Plier 600 Bluntnose, and "Lock Type Frame Lock" in the Dual-Force spec list. Gerber's carry fittings run from "Lanyard point" and "Pocket clip" to "Lanyard hole" and "lanyard ring," and the whole tool's jobs are the subject of what a multi-tool is used for.
The Gerber Center Drive with Sheath's description includes "Pliers," "Needlenose pliers," "Wire cutter" and "Wire stripper," Gerber's own "X-Channel rail system," a "Gray stainless handle," "Locking Components," a magnetic "center axis bit driver" with "Magnetic flat head and phillips bits," a "Lanyard loop" and a "Black nylon belt sheath."
The Gerber Dual Force Multi Tool's description lists "Black handles," and its tool list runs from "Pliers," "Wire cutter" and "Wire stripper" to "Large blade," "Saw blade," "File," "Flat head screwdriver," "Lanyard loop" and "Ruler."