Very small and lightweight electric models are also widely available.
And they certainly left behind the philosophy of low-mass construction pioneered by the lightweight models of the 1950's.
The hammer comes in a lightweight model - just 10 ounces - for $24.
The most important single item was the radio, a modern military lightweight model which Nicholas carried himself.
This very lightweight aluminum-frame model, he said, is "better as a running snowshoe."
Some tents, particularly very lightweight models, actually use hiking poles as their structural supports.
The Food and Drug Administration approved several of the new, lightweight models last fall, but only for prescription use.
A 2010 study by Alexander et al. described the construction of a lightweight three-dimensional physical model used to perform glide tests.
For hand-held or backpack blowers, a lightweight model that is easy to hold and to use.
Originally they were cumbersome, but Marconi have now designed a lightweight model.