The Chief CMS440 is Chief's economical Speed-Connect kit for hanging a projector from a suspended (drop) ceiling. The kit's bridge rests above the ceiling tile and clamps to the grid tracks, and the Speed-Connect plate accepts a Chief extension column or projector mount through a hole in the tile, so the tile itself carries no load. It fits standard 2' x 2' and 2' x 4' grids as well as 600 x 600 mm and 600 x 1200 mm metric tile. Per Chief, the kit ships with a 10 ft safety cable, 20 ft strand wire, two outlet knockouts, four turnbuckles, wood eye bolts, concrete anchors and a chrome trim ring for tying back to structure and finishing the tile cut. Total supported weight, including column, mount and projector, is 50 lbs (22.7 kg). Minimal assembly is required, and the kit is UL Listed. Chief lists it as not TAA compliant. Column, mount and projector are sold separately.
Key Features
- Above-tile installation
- Clamps to ceiling grid tracks
- Speed-Connect interface
- 50 lb (22.7 kg) system capacity
- Safety cable and tie-off hardware included
Ideal Applications
Classrooms, training rooms, offices and conference rooms with suspended acoustic-tile ceilings.
Compatibility
Accepts Chief Speed-Connect columns and projector mounts (sold separately; e.g. CMS003 3" fixed pipe, bundled as CMS443). For a version with an outlet housing see CMS440N; with a 2-gang filter/surge outlet see CMS440P2.