Patent ID: 7874945

Claim:
A method of fastening a handle to a head of a lacrosse stick, said method comprising: connecting a hollow handle to a head at a joint at a distal end of said handle; providing a retention mechanism comprising: a shaft having a proximal end and a distal end and a length therebetween; a binding plate positioned adjacent to said shaft; a wedge portion positioned at said distal end of said shaft, said wedge portion being moveable relative to said binding plate in a longitudinal direction; a means for moving said wedge portion longitudinally relative to said binding plate; inserting said retention mechanism into said hollow handle such that said wedge portion is positioned within said joint between said head and said handle; and moving said wedge portion longitudinally toward said proximal end of said handle, thereby causing said binding plate to move latitudinally, binding said handle to said head and wherein said binding plate is an expansion sleeve having said shaft positioned therewithin.