tions of a code character into movements characteristic of the length and position of such signal component.
15. A receiving telegraph instrument 1520comprising in combination with a plurality of character-recording devices; the following complementary elements, viz.—groups of differential character-selecting components which groups correspond in number to the maximum number1525 of signal components of any of the code characters representing said recording devices, and a group-selector—one of which elements is controlled by the signal components; and component-selecting means controlling 1530the character-selecting components of each group and governed by signal components of different values and constituting with said group-selector means for selectively converting each signal component of a code having 1535signals of different lengths for various positions of a code character into movements characteristic of the length and position of such signal component.
16. A receiving teltgraph instrument 1540comprising in combination with a plurality of character-recording devices; the following complementary elements; viz.—groups of differential character-selecting components corresponding in number to the maximum number of 1545dot and dash components of any of the code characters representing said recording devices, and a group-selector—one of which elements is controlled by said dot and dash components; and component-selecting means 1550controlling the character-selecting components of each group and governed by said dot and dash components and constituting with said group-selector means for selectively converting each dot or dash of a code having dots and dashes 1555for various positions of a code character into movements characteristic of the length and position of such dot or dash.
17. A receiving telegraph instrument comprising in combination with a plurality of 1560character-recording devices: the following complementary elements, viz—groups of differential character-selecting components corresponding in number to the maximum number of signal components of any of the code 1565characters representing said recording devices and a group-selector—one of which elements is controlled by the signal components; and component-selecting means controlling the character-selecting components of each group 1570and embodying an automatic component-controller having differential movements governed respectively by signal components of different values and constituting with said group-selector means for selectively converting1575 each dot or dash of a code having dots and dashes for various positions of a code character into movements characteristic of the length and position of such dot or dash.
18. A receiving telegraph instrument 1580comprising in combination with a plurality of character-recording devices; the following complementary elements, viz.—groups of differential character-selecting components corresponding in number to the maximum number of signal components of any of the code 1585characters representing said recording devices, and a group-selector one of which elements is controlled by the signal components; and component-selecting means controlling the character-selecting components of each group1590 and embodying an automatic controlling-switch having differential movements governed respectively by signal components of different values and constituting with said group selector means for selectively converting1595 each dot or dash of a code having dots and dashes for different positions of a code character into movements characteristic of the length and position of such dot or dash.
19. A receiving telegraph instrument 1600comprising in combination with a plurality of character-recordeing devices; the following complementary elements, viz.—groups of differential character-selecting components corresponding in 1605number 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 is controlled by the signal components; and component-selecting means controlling1610 the character-selecting components of each group and embodying an automatic controlling-switch having a variable throw the length of which is determined by the time constant of each 1615signal component of a code having signals of different lengths for various positions of a cod character.
20. A receiving telegraph instrument comprising in combination with a plurality of character-recording devices; the following 1620complementary elements, viz.—groups of differential character-selecting components corresponding in number to the maximum number of signal components of any of the code characters representing said recording 1625devices, and a group-selector—one of which elements is controlled by the signal components; and component0-selecting means controlling the character-selecting components of each group and embodying an automatic oscillatory1630 controlling-switch movable from a zero-point through arcs of different lengths determined by the time constants of the respective signal components.
21. A receiving telegraph instrument 1635comprising in combination with a plurality of character-recording devices, groups of differential character-selecting components which groups correspond in number to the maximum number of signal components of any of the code1640 characters representing said recording devices, and a pair of selectors one of which constitutes a group-selector and both of which constitute component-selectors controlling the character-selecting components of each group1645
