devices and also a translating receiver controlling said devices selectively in accordance with the combinations of receiver-influencing signals representing their respective2290 code characters, said receiver embodying the following complementary elements, viz.-character-selecting components corresponding in number to the maximum number of signal components of any of the code 2295characters representing said character indicating devices, and a selector-one of which elements has a step-by-step feed movement controlled by the signal components, and means for imparting a shift movement 2300to one of said complementary elements relatively to the other for varying the feed relation between them.
16. A receiving telegraph instrument comprising a plurality of character-indicating 2305devices and also a translating receiver controlling said devices selectively in accordance with the combinations of receiver-influencing signals representing their respective code characters, said receiver embodying2310 the following complementary elements, viz.-character-selecting components corresponding in number to the maximum number of signal components of any of the code characters representing said character-indicating2315 devices, and a selector, one of which elements has a step-by-step feed movement controlled by the signal components, and means for imparting differential shift movements to one of said complementary elements2320 for varying the feed relation between them.
17. A receiving telegraph instrument comprising a plurality of character-indicating devices and also a translating receiver 2325controlling said devices selectively in accordance with the combinations of receiver-influencing signals representing their respective code characters, said receiver embodying the following complementary elements, 2330viz.-character-selecting components corresponding in number to the maximum number of signal components of any of the code characters representing said character-indicating devices, and a selector-one of which elements2335 has a step-by-step feed movement controlled by the signal components, and means for shifting one of said complementary elements relatively to the other in opposite directions for varying the feed 2340relation between said elements.
18. A receiving telegraph instrument comprising a plurality of character-indicating devices and also a translating receiver controlling said devices selectively in accordance2345 with the combinations of receiver-influencing signals representing their respective code characters, said receiver embodying the following complementary elements, viz.-character-selecting components corresponding2350 in number to the maximum number of signal components of any of the code characters representing said character-indicating devices, and a selector-one of which elements has a step-by-step feed movement controlled by a signal component of one2355 character, and means controlled by a signal component of another character for imparting a shift movement to one of said complementary elements for varying the feed relation between them.2360
19. A receiving telegraph instrument comprising a plurality of character-indicating devices and also a translating receiver controlling said devices selectively in accordance with the combinations of 2365receiver-influencing signals representing their respective code characters, said receiver embodying the following complementary elements, viz.-character-selecting components corresponding in number to the maximum number of2370 signal components of any of the code characters representing said character-indicating devices, and a selector-one of which elements has a step-by-step feed movement controlled by a signal component of one 2375character, and means controlled by a complementary signal component for imparting a shift movement to one of said complementary elements for varying the feed relation between them.2380
20. A receiving telegraph instrument comprising a plurality of character-indicating devices and also a translating receiver controlling said devices selectively in accordance with the combinations of 2385receiver-influencing signals representing their respective code characters, said receiver embodying the following complementary elements, viz.-character-selecting components corresponding in number to the maximum 2390number of signal components of any of the code characters representing said character-indicating devices, and a selector-one of which elements has a step-by-step feed movement controlled by signal components of different2395 characters, and means controlled by signal components of one character for imparting a shift movement to one of said complementary elements relatively to the other for varying the feed relation between them.2400
21. A receiving telegraph instrument comprising a plurality of character-indicating devices and also a translating receiver controlling said devices selectively in accordance with the combinations of 2405receiver-influencing signals representing their respective code characters, said receiver embodying the following complementary elements, viz.-groups of differential character-selecting components which groups correspond in2410 number to the maximum number of signal components of any of the code characters representing the following complementary elements, 2415de-
