A releasable cable tie, comprising: a molded one-piece thermoplastic elongated planar strap wherein said strap includes a plurality of strap teeth formed on one side of said strap; and a locking head formed at one end of said strap and formed integrally with said strap, wherein said locking head is reusable and includes an opening therethrough on a first end of said locking head adjacent the one end of the strap, wherein said opening is for receiving an opposite end of said strap, said opposite end being insertable into said opening in a locking direction and forming a loop to receive cables to be bound, said strap teeth being positioned external to the loop and away from the cables to be bound; a releasable latch pivotally supported on the strap and having at least one latch lock tooth complementary to said strap teeth and extending into said opening and adapted to engage with at least one strap tooth for preventing movement of said strap in a release direction; a pad extending from said releasable latch toward a second end of said locking head, wherein said pad is readily accessible by a user and configured to be depressed by a thumb of the user, said pad being deflected about a pivot line on said releasable latch when depressed to release the at least one lock tooth from engagement with the at least one strap tooth to permit the strap to be moved in the release direction; and a back plate extending from the opening toward the second end of said locking head, wherein the back plate is positioned below said pad, wherein said back plate is readily accessible by the user and configured to provide support for an index finger of the user, wherein said pad and said back plate extend substantially perpendicular to said strap in a direction away from the loop when said strap is in said opening, characterized in that said pad includes a ripple strip at far end thereof. a molded one-piece thermoplastic elongated planar strap wherein said strap includes a plurality of strap teeth formed on one side of said strap; and a locking head formed at one end of said strap and formed integrally with said strap, wherein said locking head is reusable and includes an opening therethrough on a first end of said locking head adjacent the one end of the strap, wherein said opening is for receiving an opposite end of said strap, said opposite end being insertable into said opening in a locking direction and forming a loop to receive cables to be bound, said strap teeth being positioned external to the loop and away from the cables to be bound; a releasable latch pivotally supported on the strap and having at least one latch lock tooth complementary to said strap teeth and extending into said opening and adapted to engage with at least one strap tooth for preventing movement of said strap in a release direction; a pad extending from said releasable latch toward a second end of said locking head, wherein said pad is readily accessible by a user and configured to be depressed by a thumb of the user, said pad being deflected about a pivot line on said releasable latch when depressed to release the at least one lock tooth from engagement with the at least one strap tooth to permit the strap to be moved in the release direction; and a back plate extending from the opening toward the second end of said locking head, wherein the back plate is positioned below said pad, wherein said back plate is readily accessible by the user and configured to provide support for an index finger of the user, wherein said pad and said back plate extend substantially perpendicular to said strap in a direction away from the loop when said strap is in said opening, characterized in that said pad includes a ripple strip at far end thereof. an opening therethrough on a first end of said locking head adjacent the one end of the strap, wherein said opening is for receiving an opposite end of said strap, said opposite end being insertable into said opening in a locking direction and forming a loop to receive cables to be bound, said strap teeth being positioned external to the loop and away from the cables to be bound; a releasable latch pivotally supported on the strap and having at least one latch lock tooth complementary to said strap teeth and extending into said opening and adapted to engage with at least one strap tooth for preventing movement of said strap in a release direction; a pad extending from said releasable latch toward a second end of said locking head, wherein said pad is readily accessible by a user and configured to be depressed by a thumb of the user, said pad being deflected about a pivot line on said releasable latch when depressed to release the at least one lock tooth from engagement with the at least one strap tooth to permit the strap to be moved in the release direction; and a back plate extending from the opening toward the second end of said locking head, wherein the back plate is positioned below said pad, wherein said back plate is readily accessible by the user and configured to provide support for an index finger of the user, wherein said pad and said back plate extend substantially perpendicular to said strap in a direction away from the loop when said strap is in said opening, characterized in that said pad includes a ripple strip at far end thereof.