Patent ID: 7093842

Claim:
A skateboard truck assembly comprising: a kingpin; a plurality of bushings; a plurality of set screws; a baseplate configured to be secured to the underside of said skateboard, said baseplate including a pivot recess and said baseplate configured to accept said kingpin; a hanger including an axle; a pivot stem projecting from a mid portion of said hanger; a ring-shaped member projecting from a mid portion of said hanger, said ring-shaped member defining an opening and said ring-shaped member including a plurality of bores substantially parallel to said axle; wherein said pivot stem rests in said pivot recess; said ring-shaped member is sandwiched between said plurality of bushings; said kingpin is routed through said opening defined by said ring-shaped member, said kingpin is adjacent to said plurality of bores of said ring-shaped member, and said kingpin is accepted by said baseplate; and said plurality of bores of said ring-shaped member accept said plurality of set screws.