Securing mechanism for closing a door, in particular an appliance

A securing mechanism for a door, the securing mechanism comprising:

• a first closure element (2);
• an arresting structure (4) disposed on said first closure element (2),
• a second closure element (3) having a latching portion (3.3) for latching with said arresting structure (4), wherein for unlatching purposes, said second closure element (3) is rotatable relative to said first closure element (2) and said arresting structure;
• and
• a lever support (5) that is movable relative to said first closure element (2), wherein said lever support (5) is adjustable between a release position, in which, as a consequence of a rotation of said latching portion relative to said first closure element (2), said latching portion strikes said lever support (5) and said lever support deflects said latching portion (3.3) out from said arresting structure (4) so that said latching portion glides over and past said arresting structure, and a latching position, in which, during a rotation of said latching portion relative to said first closure element, said lever support is removed from a rotational range of said latching portion so that said latching portion does not contact said lever support and cannot pass over the arresting structure, so that latching between the first closure element and the second closure element is not released.