Releasable tie

A molded one-piece plastic strap clamp for binding members together comprising a base portion having a free end, said base portion having opposite sides, a plurality of teeth formed on one side of the base portion intermediate the ends, and a body formed at the other end of the base portion, said body having an opening therethrough for receiving said free end, said opening being transverse to the axis of the base portion, said free end being insertable into said opening in a locking direction and forming a loop to receive the members to be bound, with the plurality of teeth being on the side of the base portion away from the members to be bound, latch means on said body including a latch pivotally supported on said body and at least one lock tooth on said latch complementary to said teeth on said base portion and extending into said opening and adapted to engage with a tooth on said base portion for preventing movement of said base portion in a release direction, said latch formed integrally with said body and extending outwardly therefrom generally parallel to the base portion in the nonuse condition so as to be readily accessible by the user, said latch being deflected about its pivot line on the body to release the lock tooth from engagement with a selected tooth on the base portion to permit the base portion to be moved in said release direction, said base portion being easily releasable from the body and said strap clamp being reusable.