prising a plurality of character-recording devices, groups of differential character-selecting components corresponding in number to the maximum number of makes of the circuit 2410to the instrument for any of the code characters representing said character-recording devices, a series of contacts governing the selection of the respective components of each group and also governing the selection of one 2415or more miscellaneous character-recording devices, a second series of contacts governing the selection of said groups and also governing the recording and spacing of said character-recording devices, and a pair of switches one of 2420which 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 cntacts and the other of which is controlled by the breaks in the 2425circuit and controls the other series of contacts.
74. A receiving telegraph instrument comprising a plurality of character-indicating devices, groups of differential character-selecting2430 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 component-selector controlling the 2435components of each group, a reciprocatory group-selector having a step-by-step working stroke, and means for returning said group selector to its normal position after the reception of each code character.
244075. A receiving telegraph instrument comprising a plurality of character-indicating devices, groups of differential character-selecting components corresponding in number to the maximum number of makes of the circuit 2445to the instrument for any of the code characters representing said character-indicating devices, a component-selector controlled by the makes of said circuit and controlling the components of each group, a reciprocatory 2450group-selector having a step-by-step working stroke controlled by breaks in said circuit, and means for returning said group-selector to its normal position after the reception of each code character.
245576. A receiving telegraph instrument comprising a type-wheel having a series of types, a translating-receiver controlling the selection of said types and operative for turning said wheel different predetermined distances 2460corresponding respectively to the combinations of receiver-influencing signals representing the respective code characters of said types said receiver having means for selectively converting each signal of a code having signals 2465of different lengths for various positions of a code character into two movements one of which is characteristic of the length and the other of which is characteristic of the position of such signal, and means for returning said type-wheel to its normal position after2470 the reception of each code character.
77. A receiving telegraph instrument comprising a plurality of character-indicating devices, an electric motor normally continuously rotative, a translating-receiver common to said2475 devices and controlling them selectively in accordance with the combinations of receiver influencing signals representing their respective code characters and 2480having means 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 said receiver embodying a selector having variable movements controlled by the2485 time constants of the signal components and effected by said motor, and an automatic regulator for maintaining a constant motor speed and a regular rate of movement of said selector.
78. A receiving telegraph instrument 2490comprising a plurality of character-indicating devices, an electric motor normally continuously rotative, a translating-receiver common to said devices and controlling them selectively in accordance with the combinations of receiver2495-influencing signals representing their respective code characters and having means for selectively converting each signal of a code having signals of different lengths for various positions of a code character into movements2500 characteristic of the length and position of such signal said receiver embodying a selector having variable movements controlled by the time constants of the signal components, and automatic regulating means controlled by the 2505rotation of said motor and controlling the motor-circuit and operative for maintaining a constant motor speed.
79. A receiving telegraph instrument comprising a plurality of character-indicating 2510devices, and a translating-receiver common to said devices and controlling them selectively in accordance with the combinations of receiver-influencing signals representing their respective code characters and having means2515 for selectively converting each signal of a code having signals of different lengths for various positions of a code character into two movements one of which is characteristic2520 of the length and the other of which is characteristic of the position of such signal—said receiver embodying an adding-wheel having variable rotary movements representing the signal components of said code characters.
80. A receiving telegraph instrument 2525comprising a plurality of character-indicating devices, and a translating-receiver common to said devices and controlling them selectively in accordance with the combinations of receiver-influencing signals representing their2530 respective code characters and having means for selectively converting each signal of a code having signals of different lengths for various