Iron With Compact Base

Abstract

A household laundry appliance includes an iron and a base. The iron includes a head, a soleplate fitted and attached to the head, and a handle extending from the head. The handle is offset relative to the soleplate. The head and the handle form a concave supporting portion and the base forms a convex docking portion configured to accommodate the supporting portion of the iron. The docking portion of the base has an interlocking shape relative to the supporting portion of the iron.

1 . A household laundry appliance comprising:
 an iron, and   a base coupled to the iron by a lead,   wherein the iron comprises:
 a head, 
 a soleplate fitted and attached to the head, and 
 a handle extending from the head, the handle being offset relative to the soleplate, 
 wherein the head and the handle form a concave supporting portion and the base forms a convex docking portion configured to accommodate the supporting portion of the iron, the docking portion of the base having an interlocking shape with the supporting portion of the iron, and 
 wherein when the supporting portion of the iron is positioned on the docking portion of the base, at least a portion of the soleplate projects out over the base. 
   
     
     
         2 . The household appliance according to  claim 1 , wherein the docking portion of the base forms a convex top and the supporting portion of the iron forms a concave hollow having an interlocking shape with the convex top of the docking portion of the base. 
     
     
         3 . The household appliance according to  claim 2 , wherein, when viewed from a side, the docking portion of the base has a substantially triangular shape forming the convex top, and in wherein the convex top has a cross-section that is substantially in an inverted U shape. 
     
     
         4 . The household appliance according to  claim 1 , wherein a tank is included in the base, the tank having a capacity approximately between 300 and 500 ml. 
     
     
         5 . The household appliance according to  claim 4 , wherein a tank fill opening is defined in the tank near the convex top of the base. 
     
     
         6 . The household appliance according to  claim 1 , further comprising a magnet configured to maintain the iron in position on the base when the supporting portion of the iron is seated on the docking portion of the base, the magnet, housed in either the handle or the base. 
     
     
         7 . A household appliance according to  claim 1 , wherein the docking portion of the base comprises a head recess configured to accommodate the head of the iron, and a handle recess configured to accommodate the handle of the iron, the handle recess having a U-shaped cross-section. 
     
     
         8 . The household appliance according to  claim 1 , wherein the handle extends at least partially along a longitudinal gripping direction and the soleplate extends at least partially along an ironing direction forming an angle approximately between 30° and 40° and advantageously around 35° with the longitudinal gripping direction. 
     
     
         9 . The household appliance according to  claim 1 , wherein the head of the iron comprises a stand and the handle comprises a beveled free end, such that the iron is configured to be set down on the beveled free end of the handle and the stand of the head. 
     
     
         10 . The household appliance according to  claim 1 , further comprising a side tab fitted and attached to a side of the base so as to accommodate a power cord on the base or a lead connecting the iron to the base in a space between the side tab and a side wall of the base. 
     
     
         11 . The household appliance according to  claim 1 , wherein the base has a length that is shorter than or equal to a length of the iron. 
     
     
         12 . The household appliance according to  claim 8 , wherein the angle formed between the longitudinal gripping direction and the ironing direction is 35°.