vices, and a selector-one of which elements has a feed movement controlled by the signal-components, and means for imparting shift movement to one of said 2420complementary elements relatively to the other for bringing different components of each group into action.
22. A receiving telegraph instrument comprising a plurality of character-indicating 2425devices 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 embodying2430 the following complementary elements, viz.-groups of differential character-selecting components which groups correspond in number to the maximum number of signal components of any of the code characters 2435representing 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 to one of said 2440complementary elements relatively to the other for bringing different components of each group into action.
23. A receiving telegraph instrument comprising a plurality of character-indicating 2445devices 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 embodying2450 the following complementary elements, viz.:-groups of differential character-selecting components which groups correspond in number to the maximum number of signal components of any of the code characters 2455representing said character-indicating devices and have their differential components separated by like spaces in all groups, and a selector-one of which elements has a step-by-step feed movement controlled by the signal 2460components, and means for imparting a shift movement to one of said complementary elements for bringing different components of each group into action.
24. A receiving telegraph instrument 2465comprising a plurality of character-indicating devices 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 embodying2470 the following complementary elements, viz.-groups of which differential character-selecting components which groups correspond in number to the maximum number of signal components of any of the code characters representing2475 said character-indicating devices and are equidistant from one another and have their components separated by like spaces, and a selector-one of which elements has a step-by-step feed movement controlled by the signal 2480components, and means for imparting a shift movement to one of said complementary elements for bringing different components of each group into action.
25. A receiving telegraph instrument 2485comprising a plurality of character-indicating devices and also a translating receiver controlling said devices selectively in accordance with the combinations of 2490receiver-influencing signals representing their respective code characters, said receiver embodying the following complementary elements, viz.-groups of differential character-selecting components which groups correspond2495 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 movement2500 controlled by the signal components, and means for shifting one of said complementary elements relatively to the other from a normal position to either of two other positions in either direction for bringing 2505different components of each group into action.
26. A receiving telegraph instrument comprising a plurality of character-indicating devices and also a translating receiver 2510controlling said devices selectively in accordance with the combinations of receiver-influencing signals representing their respective code characters, said receiver embodying the following complementary elements,2515 viz.-groups of differential character-selecting components which groups correspond in number to the maximum number of signal components of any of the code characters representing said character indicating 2520devices, and a selector-one of which elements has a step-by-step feed movement controlled by electrical signal components of different lengths, and means controlled only by the longer electrical signal components for 2525imparting a shift movement to one of said complementary elements for bringing different components of each group into action.
27. A receiving telegraph instrument 2530comprising a plurality of character-indicating devices and also a translating receiver controlling said devices selectively in accordance with the combinations of receiver-influencing signals representing their respective2535 code characters, said receiver embodying the following complementary elements, viz.-groups of differential character-selecting components which groups correspond in number to the maximum number of signal2540 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 closures of the circuit of different lengths,2545
