Middle Atlantic RPAMD8CTCAA Ratchet-Pro Floor Box Cover Kit

The Middle Atlantic RPAMD8CTCAA is a Ratchet-Pro single service floor box cover kit built in aluminum with an integrated adapter ring for the CM Series connectivity modules. It closes out a floor-mounted service point in a conference room, boardroom, or open-plan workstation cluster where cabling needs to stay accessible but out of sight between uses. If you are already standardizing on Middle Atlantic's Middle Atlantic AV infrastructure line for rack and connectivity hardware, the RPAMD8CTCAA keeps the floor-level termination point consistent with the rest of the CM Series ecosystem instead of mixing in a generic hardware-store cover plate.

Overview

This is a cover kit, not a powered device — its job is mechanical: seal and protect a single-service floor box opening while providing a defined adapter ring for CM Series modules to mount into. The aluminum construction gives it the rigidity to handle foot traffic and rolling chair loads in a commercial floor application, and the Ratchet-Pro mechanism is Middle Atlantic's tool-assisted closure system for floor box lids, which matters when the cover needs to seat flush and stay seated under repeated opening for cable changes. At 1.00 lbs, it ships and handles as a compact accessory rather than a bulky enclosure, keeping freight costs down on multi-unit commercial rollouts.

Key Features

• Aluminum construction: holds up to foot traffic and furniture loading at floor level better than a plastic cover, which matters directly under a conference table or in a high-traffic huddle room.
• Ratchet-Pro closure mechanism: a tool-assisted latch designed to keep the lid seated flush after repeated open-close cycles — floor box covers that rely on friction-fit alone tend to work loose over time and become a trip hazard.
• CM Series adapter ring: lets the cover accept Middle Atlantic's CM Series connectivity modules directly, so you are not improvising a mounting plate or drilling a stock cover to fit your AV or data connectors.
• Single service configuration: sized for one service opening, which keeps the footprint compact for installations where only one connectivity drop is needed at that floor point rather than a multi-gang box.
• TAA compliant: relevant if this unit is going into a project with Trade Agreements Act sourcing requirements — government, education, or any procurement chain that requires TAA documentation on file.
• Low unit weight (1.00 lbs): simplifies shipping and handling on jobs where you're ordering floor box covers in quantity across multiple rooms.

Integration & Compatibility

The RPAMD8CTCAA is built around Middle Atlantic's CM Series adapter ring, so it is intended to pair with CM Series connectivity modules rather than generic third-party inserts — confirm your specific CM module part numbers against this cover before ordering if you're speccing a multi-room job. Because it's a floor box cover and not a rack or wall enclosure, it complements rather than replaces other elements of a room's cable management plan — if you're also speccing rack infrastructure for the same room, it's worth reviewing mounting solutions for the rest of the installation, and if this is part of a broader AV cable management plan, a PoE and cable planning guide can help sequence floor, wall, and rack terminations together so nothing gets ordered twice or missed.

What's in the Box

The package includes the aluminum floor box cover, the Ratchet-Pro closure hardware, and the CM Series adapter ring as a kit — sold and shipped as the RPAMD8CTCAA single-service configuration.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Is the RPAMD8CTCAA TAA compliant?

A: Yes, the RPAMD8CTCAA is TAA compliant.

Q: What's the warranty on the RPAMD8CTCAA?

A: The RPAMD8CTCAA carries a 2-year manufacturer warranty.

Q: What material is the RPAMD8CTCAA floor box cover made of?

A: The cover is constructed of aluminum.

Q: Does the RPAMD8CTCAA include an adapter ring?

A: Yes, it includes a CM Series adapter ring for mounting CM Series connectivity modules.

Q: How much does the RPAMD8CTCAA weigh?

A: It weighs 1.00 lbs.

Q: Is this cover kit for single or multiple service openings?

A: The RPAMD8CTCAA is a single service floor box cover kit.

Marty Allison

The Ratchet-Pro closure on the RPAMD8CTCAA is the detail I point out to integrators speccing floor boxes for conference rooms — it's a tool-assisted latch, not a friction-fit lid, and that difference shows up two years into a deployment when other covers have started rattling loose under chair traffic.

Technical Highlights:

• Aluminum cover construction: stands up to sustained foot and furniture loading at floor level, which plastic composite covers in this category typically don't handle as well over a multi-year install.
• CM Series adapter ring: keeps your connectivity module selection inside Middle Atlantic's own CM Series line, so you're not fabricating a bracket or drilling out a cover to make a third-party module fit.
• 1.00 lbs unit weight: on a job ordering a dozen or more floor boxes across a building's conference rooms, the low per-unit weight keeps freight line items predictable.

Deployment Considerations:

• This is a single-service configuration — if the room needs more than one connectivity drop at that floor point, you need to plan for a multi-gang floor box rather than assuming this cover scales up.
• Because it's built specifically around the CM Series adapter ring, verify your connectivity module part numbers are CM Series before ordering — it is not a universal adapter plate.

This is the right call for a boardroom or huddle-room floor box retrofit where you're already standardizing on Middle Atlantic CM Series modules and want the Ratchet-Pro closure's durability under daily table and chair traffic, rather than a one-off budget cover plate.