(under subclass 287) Subject matter provided with means for maintaining the circuit in operable condition so as to permit sending signals at all times in spite of one or more breaks in the wires and signal box systems provided with means for giving an alarm when an abnormal condition in a circuit, which would prevent normal use, develops.
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178, Telegraphy,
69, for line clearance and circuit maintenance systems utilized in telegraphy.