Deep 6 branching out with colors on their regulators

[Rusty Shackleford]

follow Scuba Rule #1 on that, don't hold your breath... That is the color that I really want however with that being HOG's primary color, I would be surprised.




I do to an extent, but it's only for quick reference at the surface. I.e. I have green hoses on my O2 bottles and from my CCR, or black hoses with green tape, and I use red for my backgas second stages, but it's not part of my gas switch protocols because colors don't hold true at depth and you can't always see them anyway...

I don't think anyone can claim copyright primacy on a color.

 

[D_Fresh]

Do you guys use color kits for aesthetics or for a meaningful indicator? (Green for 100% oxygen, orange for alternate air source, pink for the tank with laughing gas in it... Etc)?

Sure, some do, and I think it's a good system, if it works for them. After all, there are a few green regulators out there, supposed to help indicate that it should only be used with 100% O2 (to keep it O2 clean).

Other, non-tech, divers can color coordinate their gear for whatever reason they feel.... (easily spotting your gear in a rinse tank or pile on a boat, or to match their Green Drysuit...)

 

[tbone1004]

I don't think anyone can claim copyright primacy on a color.

oh it's not that, it's brand differentiation

 

[mbs]

And I thought my setup was fancy... Gonna have to up my game

 

[Jeremy Williams]

I don't think anyone can claim copyright primacy on a color.

That’s true. It’s not a copyright, it’s a trademark. And many companies claim them based on specific colors and in various circumstances.

See Qualitex Co. v. Jacobson Products Co., 514 U.S. 159 (1995) for one example litigated in the US Supreme Court.

But many companies do so from UPS (brown) to Deutsche Telekom (magenta). I’m not saying that they DO make such a claim, but HOG certainly COULD make such a claim.

 

[Rusty Shackleford]

That’s true. It’s not a copyright, it’s a trademark. And many companies claim them based on specific colors and in various circumstances.

See Qualitex Co. v. Jacobson Products Co., 514 U.S. 159 (1995) for one example litigated in the US Supreme Court.

But many companies do so from UPS (brown) to Deutsche Telekom (magenta). I’m not saying that they DO make such a claim, but HOG certainly COULD make such a claim.

Other companies besides HOG makes red regulators so prior art would preclude a successful copyright.

 

[tbone1004]

the red is not about copyright, it is about brand separations. I.e. you won't see FedEx suddenly using brown delivery trucks, or see Dodge start putting all of their promo trucks out in blue.

 

[happy-diver]

Buy many buy more for future divers and collectors of faceplates and people that change their mind

 

[kmarks]

Still needs a red.

Red is very popular. As you descend, I hear red is always the first to go.

 

[Rusty Shackleford]

Red is very popular. As you descend, I hear red is always the first to go.

That is mainly why I like to use it. It gives a crude depth indicator in video.