Systems, apparatuses, and methods for anchoring, fastening, and retaining of skate truck kingpins

A skateboard comprising:

• a skateboard deck;
• a pair of skateboard trucks coupled to the skateboard deck, each truck configured with:
• a kingpin,
• a baseplate attached to the skateboard deck, the baseplate including an aperture, the aperture including a sidewall bounding an interior of the aperture that receives the kingpin,
• a sleeve extending within the aperture and including:
• an interior channel for receiving the kingpin, and
• an interior surface facing the interior channel, the interior surface having:
• a first threaded section for engaging the kingpin and having a first retaining force, and
• a second threaded section for engaging the kingpin and having a second retaining force that is greater than the first retaining force, and
• a hanger with an axle supported by the baseplate;
• and
• a set of wheels coupled to each of the pair of skateboard trucks via each axle.

A method of assembling at least a portion of a skateboard truck or a skateboard, the method comprising:

• providing a baseplate configured to be attached to a skateboard deck, the baseplate including an aperture, the aperture including a sidewall bounding an interior of the aperture for receiving a kingpin;
• and
• inserting a sleeve within the aperture, the sleeve including an interior channel for receiving the kingpin, and an interior surface facing the interior channel, the interior surface having:
• a first threaded section for engaging the kingpin and having a first retaining force, and
• a second threaded section for engaging the kingpin and having a second retaining force that is greater than the first retaining force.