variable movements corresponding to the lengths of said respective makes and breaks the makes being of different lengths for various positions of a code character, a plurality 2280of character-selecting components controlled by the shortest two movements of its selector and controlling movements of said character indicating devices, and a plurality of differential spacing devices controlled by the 2285respective movements of said other selector.
64. A receiving telegraph instrument comprising a plurality of character-indicating devices, a pair of selectors controlled respectively by the makes and breaks in the circuit 2290to the instrument and having three or more variable movements corresponding to the lengths of said respective makes and breaks one of said selectors being controlled by makes of different lengths for various positions of a 2295code character and controlling the operation of the character-indicating devices, and a plurality of devices controlled respectively by the movements of the other selector.
65. A receiving telegraph instrument 2300comprising a plurality of character-indicating devices, a pair of selectors controlled respectively by the makes and breaks in the circuit to the instrument and having three or more variable movements corresponding to the 2305lengths of said respective makes and breaks, one of said selectors being controlled by makes of different lengths for various positions of a code character and controlling the operation of the character-indicating devices, and a 2310plurality of differential spacing devices controlled respectively by the different movements of the other selector.
66. A receiving telegraph instrument comprising a plurality of character-indicating 2315devices, a pair of selectors controlled respectively by the makes and breaks in the circuit to the instrument and having three or more variable movements corresponding to the lengths of said respective makes and breaks, 2320one of said selectors being controlled by makes of different lengths for various positions of a code character and controlling the operation of the character-indicating devices, and printing and spacing devices controlled respectively 2325by the different movements of the other selector.
67. A receiving telegraph instrument comprising a plurality of character-indicating devices, groups of differential character-selecting2330 components which groups correspond in number to the maximum number of makes of the circuit to the instrument for any of the code characters representing said character-indicating devices, and a pair of selectors one 2335of which is controlled by makes of different lengths for various positions of code character and has variable movements corresponding to the lengths of said makes and controlling the character-selecting components of each group and the other of which is controlled2340 by the breaks in the circuit and controls the selection of said groups.
68. A receiving telegraph instrument comprising driving means normally continuously operative, a selector having a variable 2345movement controlled by said driving means and corresponding in length to the lengths of the signals received by the instrument, and means controlled by an abnormal movement of said selector for stopping the operation of said2350 driving means.
69. A receiving telegraph instrument comprising an electric motor normally continuously rotative, a selector having a variable movement controlled by said motor, and 2355corresponding in length to the lengths of the signals received by the instrument, and means controlled by an abnormal movement of said selector for breaking the motor-circuit.
70. A receiving telegraph instrument 2360controlled by the makes and breaks in the circuit thereto and comprising an electric motor normally continuously rotative, a selector operable by said motor and having a variable movement controlled by one of said circuit2365 components and corresponding in length to the length of such circuit component, and means controlled by an abnormal movement of said selector for breaking the motor-circuit.
71. A receiving telegraph instrument 2370controlled by the makes and breaks in the circuit thereto and comprising an electric motor normally continuously rotative, a series of contacts, electrically-controlled devices governed thereby, a switch operable by said motor and2375 having a variable movement controlling said contacts selectively and controlled by one of said circuit components and corresponding in length to the length of such circuit component, and means controlled by an abnormal movement2380 of said switch for breaking the motor circuit.
72. A receiving telegraph instrument comprising a plurality of character-indicating devices, groups of differential character-selecting2385 components corresponding in number to the maximum number of makes of the circuit to the instrument for any of the code characters representing said character-indicating devices, a series of contacts governing the 2390selection of the respective components of each group and also governing the selection of one or more miscellaneous character-indicating devices, a second series of contacts governing the selection of said groups, and a pair of2400 switches one of which is controlled by the makes of the circuit and has variable movements corresponding to the lengths of said makes and controls said first series of contacts and the other of which is controlled by the2405 breaks in the circuit and controls the other series of contacts.
73. A receiving telegraph instrument com-