of one of which is controlled by the makes and the working stroke of the other which is controlled by the breaks in the circuit to the receiver and controlling said devices 1395selectively in accordance with the combinations of signals representing their respective code characters said receiver having means for selectively converting each signal of a code having the signals of different lengths for various 1400positions of a code character into movements characteristic of the length and position of such signal.
8. A receiving telegraph instrument comprising a plurality of character-indicating 1405devices, and translating-receiver embodying a pair of reciprocally-operative elements each oscillatory about a center and the working stroke of one of which is controlled by the makes and the working stroke of the other of 1410which is controlled by the breaks in the circuit to the receiver and controlling said devices selectively in accordance with the combinations of signals representing their respective code characters said receiver embodying 1415means for selectively converting each signal of a code having signals of different lengths for various positions of a code character into movements characteristic of the length and position of such signal.
14209. A receiving telegraph instrument comprising a plurality of character-indicating devices, and a translating-receiver embodying a pair of reciprocally-operative elements each moveable about a common center and the working1425 stroke of one which is controlled by the makes and the working stroke of the other of which is controlled by the breaks in the circuit to the receiver and controlling said devices selectively in accordance with the 1430combinations of signals representing their respective code characters said receiver having means for selectively converting each signal of a code having signals of different lengths for various positions of a code character into movements 1435characteristic of the length and position of such signal.
10. A receiving telegraph instrument comprising a plurality of character-recording devices and character-selecting components 1440corresponding in number to the maximum number of signal components of any of the code characters representing said recording devices and controlled selectively by the signal components in combinations corresponding to 1445those of the code characters each character-selecting component being responsive only to, and characteristic of the position of the corresponding signal component of a code having signals of different lengths for various 1450positions of a code character.
11. A receiving telegraph instrument comprising a plurality of character-recording devices, and a series of character-selecting components corresponding in number and successive positions to the maximum number of 1455signal components of any of the code characters representing said recording devices and controlled selectively by the signal components in combinations corresponding to those of the code characters each character-selecting 1460component being responsive only to, and characteristic of the position of, the corresponding signal component of a code having signals of different lengths for various positions of a code character.1465
12. A receiving telegraph instrument comprising a plurality of character-recording devices, groups of differential character-selecting components which groups correspond in number to the maximum number of signal1470 components of any of the code characters representing said recording devices, a group-selector, and a component-selector controlling the character-selecting components of each group and constituting with said group-selector1475 means for selectively converting each signal component of a code having signals of different lengths for various positions of a code character into movements characteristic of the length and position of such signal 1480component.
13. A receiving telegraph instrument comprising in combination with a plurality of character-recording devices; the following complementary elements, viz.—groups of 1485differential character-selecting components corresponding in number to the maximum number of signal components of any of the code characters representing said recording devices, and a group-selector—one of which 1490elements is controlled by the signal components; and a component-selector also governed by said signal components and controlling the character-selecting components of each group and constituting with said group-selector1495 means for selectively converting each signal component of a code having signals of different lengths for various positions of a code character into movements characteristic of the length and position of such signal component.1500
14. A receiving telegraph instrument comprising in combination with a plurality of character-recording devices; the following complementary elements, viz.—a series of groups of differential character-selecting components1505 which groups correspond in number and successive positions to the maximum number of signal components of any of the code characters representing said recording devices, and a group-selector—one of which elements has1510 a step-by-step movement controlled by the signal components; and a component-selector also governed by said signal components and controlling the character-selecting components of each group and constituting with said1515 group-selector means for selectively converting each signal component of a code having signals of different lengths for various posi-