Cable tie with thread force reducing structure

A cable tie, comprising:

• a strap including a first end and a free end;
• a locking head secured to the first end of the strap, the locking head including an end wall, an inner wall and side walls that define a strap accepting channel in the head, the strap accepting channel having a strap entry end and a strap exit end, the locking head further including a metal locking device receiving cavity adjacent to and open toward the strap exit end of the locking head;
• a metal locking device mounted within the metal locking device receiving cavity by having a fixed end mounted to the end wall of the locking head and a free end positioned within the strap accepting channel,
• wherein the locking head includes a recessed pocket, provided between the fixed end of the metal locking device and the strap accepting channel, that opens to the metal locking device receiving cavity, and the recessed pocket defines a thinned support membrane immediately adjacent the fixed end of the metal locking device that allows for slight rotation of the fixed end toward the strap accepting channel when feeding the strap through the strap accepting channel, which reduces strap insertion force.