Closing cap for a container

Closure cap (1), suitable for production by a plastics injection molding process, for a container (5) including a bottle, the closure cap comprising a closure lower part (2) and a closure cover (3) which are joined integrally by a joint having a hinge, the closure cover (3) being pivotable by the hinge (8) and being latched in place in an open state to a back wall (12) of the closure lower part (2);

• wherein the closure cap further comprises a latching projection (26) formed on the back wall, and a latching edge (27) located on the closure cover (3);
• wherein the latching protection (26), in a latching state, is overrun by the latching edge (27), and the latching edge (27) is positioned such that it engages beneath the latching projection (26);
• wherein an extension of the latching projection (26), in the direction of its protrusion (z), as seen in cross section, intersects a vertical (V-V) through the hinge axis (x-x) below the hinge axis (x-x);
• and wherein the latching projection (26) is formed so as to yield during the overrunning in the pivoting direction (arrow y) of the latching edge (27) of the closure cover (3).