US Patent 11686151 Motorized shade and wand assembly

A motorized shade assembly includes a motor assembly operably connected to adjust a position of a covering relative to an architectural opening, a bracket assembly for supporting the motor assembly relative to the architectural opening, and a control wand assembly coupled to the motor assembly by a ball and socket connection, wherein one of a ball joint or a socket is coupled to a portion of the motor assembly, and the other of the socket or the ball joint is coupled to the control wand assembly, the socket receives the ball joint to selectively connect the control wand assembly to the motor assembly.