Patent ID: 8715129

Claim:
A transmission comprising: an input member; an output member; first, second, third and fourth planetary gear sets each having first, second and third members; first, second, third and fourth interconnecting member each continuously interconnecting at least one of the members of the planetary gear sets with at least one other member of the planetary gear sets; and seven torque transmitting devices each selectively engageable to interconnect at least one of the first, second, and third members with at least one other of the first members, second members, third members and a stationary member, and wherein at least one of a plurality forward speed ratios and at least one reverse speed ratio is established by the selective engagement of at least three of the torque transmitting devices, wherein the first interconnecting member continuously interconnects the first member of the first planetary gear set with the second member of the third planetary gear set, the second interconnecting member continuously interconnects the second member of the first planetary gear set with the first member of the second planetary gear set, the third interconnecting member continuously interconnects the second member of the second planetary gear set with the third member of the third planetary gear set and the third member of the fourth planetary gear set, and the fourth interconnecting member continuously interconnects the first member of the third planetary gear set with the second member of the fourth planetary gear set.