Founded in 1922 by Paul N. Travis, Travis Pattern and Foundry began as a small business producing patterns for sand casting. The acquisition of Product Design Utility in 1992 gave Travis the ability to provide a full range of substation connectors, which led to the deployment of the Travis Utility Grounding Division (UGD). Travis UGD manufactures portable grounding equipment and components. This guide covers the main families in the Travis UGD catalog. For custom assemblies, contact Travis UGD.

C-Clamps

Travis Pattern C-clamps come in aluminum and bronze, with smooth or serrated jaws. The catalog lists a continuous current rating of 400A.

The catalog also covers ball socket combo, ball socket, flat, duckbill, vice grip, cutout, rail, angle, spiking, IWCB, OPGW, I-beam and switch blade clamps, plus pole clamps, cluster bar and pole ground band.

Travis Pattern Items in the Powertech Store

Browse the full Travis Pattern category, or the C-clamps, ball clamps, flat clamps, duckbill clamps, cutout clamps, angle clamps, rail clamps, vice grips and IWCB clamps. A few of the C-clamps from the table above:

Also in the store: the 2/0 Yellow Ground Kit, the Meter Base Ground Adapter and the Cable Grounding Reel.

Ground Sets

Yellow 4/0 cable with threaded shrouded ferrules and an ASTM rating of 5H. Sets are offered with 1-1/4, 1-1/2, 2 and 2-1/2 in C-clamps in 6, 10, 12, 15 and 20 ft lengths (for example, GS4/0YC6-00214 for the 1-1/4 in set, 6 ft). To add a parking stud add suffix -P5. For tin plated ferrules add suffix -T.

Grounding and Bonding Kits

• GK00067: wye distribution network grounding kit complete with C-clamps, cluster bar, cleaning brush and kit bag. 2/0 yellow cable: two 4 ft, two 6 ft and one 12 ft, with 1-1/4 in C-clamps.
• GK00068: same kit complete with duckbills, cluster bar, cleaning brush and kit bag (1-1/2 in).
• GK00044: substation bonding kit complete with (2) breakaway cable assemblies, (2) stick mounted bus clamps and kit bag.

Jumper Sets

Jumper sets safely utilize insulated handles meant to be installed with insulated gloves. Standard jumper sets are equipped with 15kV cable but are also available in 25kV and 35kV. Small range jumper heads can be used from 0 to 477MCM conductor. Cable sizes 1/0, 2/0 and 4/0, in 8, 12, 15, 20 and 25 ft lengths.

Meter Base Ground Adapter

Travis says the meter base ground adapter is used for personal protection and is designed to prevent inadvertent back feed voltage from alternate energy sources such as generators, solar, etc. It safely grounds 4 STAB 320A or 200A meter sockets, and it can be used to verify absence of voltage during installation.

Cable Reel

The Travis motorized cable reel is the only fault current tested reel on the market and is designed to be mounted on any utility truck and is powered from the truck's battery. With a 50-foot capacity, cable can either be partially or fully removed from the reel during use. If fully removed, simply fold cable in half and insert the center point into the notch inside the reel, press and hold the green button to reel cable back up. This product acts as a storage device and does not ground the truck.

View the Travis Cable Grounding Reel in the Powertech store.

Hot Sticks, Clamps and Hot Arms

• Hot sticks: foam filled fiber glass in 1 in and 1-1/4 in diameters, 12 to 144 in long. Tested per ASTM F711. Rated: 100kV/ft. End combinations: hex to cap, hex to hex, hex to universal, universal to cap.
• Hotstick mounted clamps: 1.25 in hotsticks in 12, 24, 36 and 72 in lengths with duckbill, C-clamp or flat clamp heads. All fiberglass tested per ASTM F711.
• Temporary hot arms: hold live conductors during repairs of poles and insulators. Offered with or without insulators and up to two wire holders. Crossarm and pole mounted versions (chain binder or ratchet strap), working load limits of 150 or 300 LBS, conductor size 0.125 to 1.3125 in, 15kV or 35kV. All fiberglass poles are tested per ASTM F711. Only transverse loads are permitted.

Discharge Sticks

Travis notes on each discharge stick page: "Shorting/discharge tool de-energized use only not considered a live line tool."

• DS1912K: used to discharge capacitors after they have been disconnected from power feed sources. The insulated fiberglass handle makes it a safe hand tool with appropriate gloving. It can be broken down to fit in the 20in travel bag. The flat clamp is outfitted with a tee-eye handle to be installed via shotgun stick or rubber gloving.
• Discharge probes (DP series): 1.25 in hotstick, 24 to 54 in, #6 cable in 5 to 20 ft lengths.
• Discharge hooks (DH series): 1.25 in hotstick, 24 to 72 in, #6 cable, some with ball hanger.
• DHAFT series: 1-1/4 in, 44 in hotstick, #2 cable, 10 ft, 4 or 6 in hook radius, with or without breakaway device.

Ball Studs

Travis Pattern 20MM dia tin plated copper ball studs, with stainless steel stud and hardware. 1/2 in-13 thread, 40.25kA rating, installation torque 40 ft-lbs, lengths from 1 to 6-1/2 in.

FAQs

What ASTM rating do the ground sets carry?

5H.

Are Travis hot sticks tested to a standard?

Tested per ASTM F711. Rated: 100kV/ft.

Is a discharge stick a live line tool?

Travis notes: shorting/discharge tool de-energized use only, not considered a live line tool.

To order Travis Pattern products, contact Powertech Associates.

Last updated: November 2026.