Carrier with thumb wind advance for videocassette

A carrier, for use with a tape cartridge, said cartridge of the type having a supply reel, said supply reel having a drive flange, said drive flange having gear teeth located on the periplay of said flange, said teeth adapted to rotate said supply reel, comprising:

• a housing adapted to receive said tape cartridge;
• a take-up reel located in said housing, adapted for rotation within said housing, said take-up reel having a drive flange, said drive flange having gear teeth, located on the periphery of said flange, for rotating said take-up reel;
• a drive gear ring located in said housing adapted for manual actuation;
• a rotable gear mounted on an idler arm, said idler arm mounted for rotation about an arm pivot, said pivot attached to said housing;
• said idler arm and rotable gear forming a clapper gear means;
• transfer gear means, concentric with said arm pivot, connected to said drive gear ring for coupling torque from said drive gear to said clapper gear means, and for transferring torque to said idler arm, whereby said clapper gear means is rotated into engagement with one of said gear flanges by the rotation of said drive ring.