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LifeHammer Orange Original Emergency Hammer | 
| Brand: LifeHammer
Category: Automotive Parts and Accessories
List Price: $14.99
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Seller: Amazon.com
Rating:  74 reviews
Sales Rank: 50
Media: Misc.
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 2.8 x 1.4
MPN: GB0LHINCLO
Model: GB0-LHINCL-O
UPC: 630932000023
EAN: 0630932000023
ASIN: B000BN3A4Y
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| Features:
| • | Double-sided head with hardened steel points shatters vehicle windows in an emergency | | • | Includes mounting bracket to hold LifeHammer in place within your vehicle console until needed | | • | Protected razor-sharp blade to cut through a seat belt and free trapped passenger | | • | Fluorescent button for easy retrieval in the dark | | • | Awarding-winning design that is compact and light at only 8"L x 3"W x 1-1/2" thick and 49 ounces |
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Product Description
LifeHammer
Auto Emergency Escape Tool!
LifeHammerTM is the original emergency hammer!
Bring yourself extra peace of mind with this car escape tool. It is the perfect escape tool to help prevent automotive entrapment after an accident. After an accident, seat belt releases, doors, or windows may become jammed or inaccessible. In this situation, the very devices designed to protect your life may threaten to endanger it. The LifeHammer allows you to cut your seatbelt and break your window to escape after an auto accident.
Next to the airbag and the safety belt, LifeHammer is the most important automotive safety tool that NO vehicle should be without.
LifeHammer - the 1st and only quality auto escape tool with over 20 years of experience, used and trusted by a growing number of public safety organizations in the US and Europe.
Features:
* Double-sided head with hardened steel points shatters vehicle windows in an emergency.
* Includes bracket to hold LifeHammer in place and to mount on vehicle console within reach.
* Razor sharp blade to cut through a seat belt and free trapped passengers.
* Fluorescent button for easy retrieval in the dark.
* Measures 7.9" x 2.9".
* Weighs 4.9 oz..
Amazon.com Product Description
| LifeHammer not only is the next step in the evolution of vehicle safety, but can also be held in the palm of the driver's hand. Consisting of a double-tipped hardened steel hammer, and a safe seat belt cutting blade, it is designed as an aid drivers and passengers who, in the event of an emergency, need to quickly escape from their vehicle. Whether the emergency is due to submersion in water, a fire or a related event, this lifesaving device is easily stored out of the way, yet within range of the driver.  Mountable protection in the event of an auto entrapment emergency.
View larger. | Why LifeHammer
The demand for high-performance automobile safety equipment is on the rise, and Innovation Distributing's LifeHammer is fast becoming standard safety equipment in vehicles all across North America. The LifeHammer cuts through safety belts and smashes car windows with a single motion, allowing trapped passengers to quickly escape. Entrapment is a real threat to motorists. Last year, AAA estimated that more than 11,000 vehicles sank in canals, lakes or other waterways, resulting in 292 deaths - almost one per day. According to statistics gathered by the National Highway Safety Council, incidents of entrapment increased by 100% between 1995 and 1998. A potential factor is the growing prevalence of power windows that can become jammed due to submersion or fire.  A double-sided head to quickly shatter side windows.
View larger. |  Quick release from safety belts when the need arises.
View larger. | Simple to Use
In the event of a life-threatening auto entrapment emergency, time is of the essence. That's why LifeHammer is designed with simplicity in mind. LifeHammer comes complete with a mounting bracket that both holds the tool securely in place and allows it to be mounted in your car within reach of the driver (professional mounting is recommended). In the event of entrapment in your vehicle just grab hold of the head of the LifeHammer, pulling it up and away from the mounting bracket. Use the razor-sharp blade to slice through your seat belt and swing the LifeHammer towards the side window to break the glass. The effectiveness of the blade is proven as a one-time use only, while the head can be reused many times, but should be inspected after every use. German Craftsmanship and US Law Enforcement Approved
The LifeHammer was originally invented in Germany in 1983 and has been endorsed by European traffic safety organizations for over 15 years. Since Innovation Distributing launched the LifeHammer in North America in 1997, it has been tested and approved by the FBI and the United States Marshalls and is gaining rapid support from Public Safety Departments across the country. Compact, lightweight, and easy to use, the LifeHammer is an essential tool for preventing senseless fatalities due to accidental entrapment in a vehicle. Features: - Double-sided head with hardened steel points shatters vehicle windows in an emergency.
- Includes mounting bracket to hold LifeHammer in place within your vehicle console until needed.
- Protected razor-sharp blade to cut through a seat belt and free trapped passenger.
- Fluorescent button for easy retrieval in the dark.
- Awarding-winning design is patented worldwide.
- Compact and light at 8"L x 3"W x 1-1/2" Thick and only 4.9 ounces.
What's in the Box
1-LifeHammer original orange emergency hammer, mountable plastic storage case. About Innovative Distributing/nov8[safety]
LifeHammer is distributed by Innovation Distributing, headquartered in Santa Barbara, CA, doing business as nov8[safety]. Specializing in providing quality emergency hammers, auto escape tools, and other safety related products, their great vision is to bring new ideas with a function and purpose to the safety market and provide a "Gift for Life" suitable for every driver on the road. |
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 Could Be a Lifesaver September 1, 2006
Jake Beckham (Dallas TX USA)
76 out of 81 found this review helpful
Car side windows are tough and almost impossible to break without a tool. This tool has pointed heads on the hammer which will cause the tempered glass in side windows (NOT the windshield) to shatter when hit with some force. As in all emergencies the key thing is to calm youself so you can think clearly. Mount this tool where you can easily reach it and then practice locating it and removing it from the mounting bracket with your eyes closed. With this tool you can fairly easily break the window and cut your seat belt if needed so you can exit the vehicle, hopefully before it sinks, if you have driven into flood water. You can also use it to rescue yourself or someone else trapped in a vehicle as a result of an accident that has jambed the doors where they won't open. The Today Show on NBC just recently had a segment on escaping a sinking vehicle and showed this tool in use.
Actually Have Used This! December 3, 2007
Vanessa Caliendo (WI)
133 out of 155 found this review helpful
OK, so I buy 2 of these for my car and my husband's. He scoffs at it saying, "When am I ever going to use this??" Well, he hasn't needed to but I did!
Driving home to Wisconsin from Rhode Island with a friend and my 11 year old son. We're in Cleveland, on the highway in the middle of the night and my son in the back seat says, "Mom, my seat belt is stuck." Of course, I ask all the questions, "What are you talking about?" and just a lot of "What?'s" Simple right? Just unbuckle it and fix it.
After failing to solve the problem while driving and starting to hear some panic in my son's voice, I reluctantly pull off to the side of the highway. Just on a side note, this wasn't a part of the highway where there were exits for food or gas stations. In fact, the only exits were one's that I absolutely did not want to get off at fearing I would never get back on (no offense to Cleveland of course, we all have those stretches of highway.)
I get out of the car and open my son's door to find that the problem which I expected to be easily solved, was not solveable. Somehow while he was sleeping, he twisted and turned and double wrapped the seatbelt around him. And it gets worse. Because he had spent 15-20 minutes trying to get himself out and had already unbuckled the belt, he kept making the belt tighter and tighter, to the point where not only was there no belt room to get any slack back, he started having trouble breathing because it was wrapped around his lower stomach so tight I could not get my fingers underneath. I don't know if any of you can picture this because my husband could not when I explained it to him.
It dawns on me that I have this tool in my glovey, and I think it has a seat belt cutter on it. Do I actually have to use this? I couldn't believe that I did, but I tried every possible way to get my son out of this thing and just couldn't. So I cut it!
I didn't have a pair of scissors or anything else that would cut this thing. I surely couldn't pull off anywhere, so it really was my only option.
I truly believe this thing was a life saver! Although don't ask me how much it cost to replace the seat belt. Ugh! But definitely worth my kid's life!
Lifehammer is a great tool January 18, 2007
G. Kamps (Battle Creek, MI)
43 out of 50 found this review helpful
It is good to know there is a safety tool like this on the market. Having had my mother killed in a car accident where she was trapped in her car, I have a better understanding of what might happen when you least expect it. I highly recommend this product. It is lightweight and well constructed, and the directions are easy to understand and follow. I hope everyone buys one.
Vital car safety equipment December 31, 2007
James R. Finley (Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA)
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
As seen tested on Mythbusters! This compact, inexpensive tool can save lives by helping you escape a car during a wreck if you can't release the seat belt latch or get the window down. It has a safety blade (cutting edge only on the inside of a hook)to cut seat belt webbing and a pointed hammerhead that will easily shatter a car window even when you can't break it without a tool. It's day-glow orange for easy visibility, is compact enough to fit in a glovebox or dash console and comes with a mounting bracket in case you want to put it somewhere else in your vehicle for easy access. I bought one for each of our vehicles.
safety first June 7, 2008
D. Meyer (Orlando, FL USA)
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
I took a safety course with my local fire department. Part of it was escaping from a locked auto---you'd be surprised how difficult it was to break the window. Kicking it doesn't work nor does banging it with any thing you'd normally have in the car. On the 2nd attempt with LifeHammer in my safety course, I was able to escape in under 15 seconds. That sold me. Hopefully I'll never have to use this. For saftey, you can't get anything which is better. And this is not expensive---so buy it.
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