Patent ID: 8297630

Claim:
A bi-directional ride-on apparatus for use by a rider on a riding surface, the apparatus comprising: a plurality of base members, the plurality of base members each having a bottom surface and a top surface adapted to support the feet of a rider; at least one connecting element connecting the base members; and at least one caster assembly mounted to the bottom surface of at least one base member, the at least one caster assembly comprising: a mounting bracket attached to the bottom surface, the mounting bracket defining a single pivot axis that extends in a generally transverse direction across the bottom surface; a caster shaft having a caster shaft axis, the caster shaft attached to the mounting bracket along the pivot axis so that the caster shaft can pivot about the pivot axis along an arc between a first position and a second position on opposing sides of an axis that is perpendicular to a horizontal plane of the base member; a wheel bracket mounted to the caster shaft such that the wheel bracket rotates about the caster shaft axis; and a wheel mounted to the wheel bracket for rotation about a wheel axis that is angularly offset from the caster shaft axis, wherein the apparatus has only two wheels, and one wheel is in front of the other wheel relative to the direction of movement of the ride-on apparatus along the riding surface.