Ironing appliance comprising an iron and a portable base

Ironing appliance composed of an iron (1) and a portable base (2) for the production of steam under pressure, said portable base (2) comprising a surface (21) to set down the iron (1), the iron comprising a soleplate (10) surmounted by a body integrating a handle (11), wherein the base (2) has means for immobilizing the iron (1) on said surface (21), said means for immobilizing the iron (1) coming to bear on the body of the iron (1) in front of and behind the handle (11) so that the whole of the ironing appliance can be transported by the handle (11) of the iron, and further wherein said mean for mobilizing include at least one mobile blocking element (4) that can rest in a folded down position in which the iron (1) can be extracted from its base (2) and a position for immobilization of the iron (1) in which the blocking element (4) comes in proximity to the body of the iron (1).