Hinged closure

A hinged closure for a container, particularly a drinking bottle, comprising:

• a lower part and an upper part;
• a hinge section, by means of which the upper part can be pivoted from a first position to a second position, in which the upper part is pivoted away from the lower part by an opening angle;
• and
• a retaining device, comprising a first retaining section and a second retaining section, both being detachably connected when the upper part is moved into said second position,
• wherein said first retaining section is situated on the lower part and comprises a protruding section and said second retaining section is situated on the upper part and comprises an engaging section, said protruding section having a length extending longitudinally in a vertical direction along an outer surface of said lower part and a width extending horizontally along the outer surface of said lower part, said protruding section and said engaging section being shaped to engage each other, and said length being greater than said width of said protruding section,
• said engaging section being configured as a pocket section in the upper part, wherein said pocket section extends from an exterior wall of the upper part into an interior space defined by the closure,
• said pocket section being defined by a surrounding wall and extending to a bottom edge of the upper part such that the bottom edge of the wall defining the pocket section rests on a top wall of said lower part when the closure is closed, resulting in an outward sealing of the upper part's interior by the surrounding wall.