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Claim 1

IN A MULTIRATIO TRANSMISSION, A FIXED HOUSING, AN INPUT MEMBER, AN INTERMEDIATE MEMBER, AN OUTPUT MEMBER, A TORQUE CONVERTER HAVING A PUMP CONNECTED TO SAID INPUT MEMBER, A TURBINE CONNECTED TO SAID INTERMEDIATE MEMBER AND A STATOR, MEANS CONNECTING SAID STATOR DIRECTLY TO SAID FIXED HOUSING TO PREVENT REVERSE ROTATION AND HOLD SAID STATOR FIXED DURING TORQUE MULTIPLICATION BY SAID TORQUE CONVERTER, SUN GEAR MEANS DRIVEN BY SAID INTERMEDIATE MEMBER, A FIRST CARRIER CONNECTED TO SAID OUTPUT MEMBER HAVING FIRST PINIONS MESHING WITH SAID SUN GEAR MEANS, A FIRST RING GEAR MESHING WITH SAID FIRST PINIONS, A SECOND CARRIER CONNECTED TO SAID FIRST RING GEAR HAVING SECOND PINIONS MESHING WITH SAID GUN GEAR MEANS, A SECOND RING GEAR MESHING WITH SAID SECOND PINIONS, FIRST CONTROL MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID FIRST RING GEAR TO RETARD ROTATION OF SAID FIRST RING GEAR AND SAID SECOND CARRIER TO ESTABLISH ONE RATIO, SECOND CONTROL MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID SECOND RING GEAR TO RETARD ROTATION OF SAID SECOND RING GEAR AND TO ESTABLISH A SECOND RATIO, THIRD CONTROL MEANS INCLUDING A ONE-WAY DEVICE OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID SECOND RING GEAR TO RETARD ROTATION OF SAID SECOND RING GEAR IN ONE DIRECTION TO ESTABLISH A ONE-WAY FREEWHEELING DRIVE IN SAID SECOND RATIO, AND FOURTH CONTROL MEANS CONNECTING SAID INPUT MEMBER TO SAID SECOND RING GEAR TO ESTABLISH A THIRD RATIO.