Handle and supporting structure for an electric pressing iron having electronic temperature control

Claim 1

In a pressing iron comprising a soleplate, an electric heater arranged to heat the soleplate when the electric heater is energized, a supporting structure mounted to the soleplate, a handle supported by the supporting structure and spaced from the soleplate and the electric heater, an electronic temperature control including a temperature sensor responsive to the temperature of the soleplate, a thyristor controlling energization of the electric heater and tending to emit heat, other electronic components tending to be affected adversely by heat, and a cooling plate mounted to the thyristor so as to dissipate heat from the thyristor, the supporting structure having a cavity containing the thyristor and the cooling plate, and the electronic components tending to be affected adversely by heat being located in the supporting structure but outside the cavity at a location remote therefrom, so as to be remote from the thyristor and the cooling plate, as well as from the soleplate and the electric heater, an improvement wherein the cooling plate is mounted to a detachable wall of the supporting structure, wherein the detachable wall is detachable for replacement of the thyristor without separation of other parts of the supporting structure from the soleplate, and wherein the detachable wall is shaped so as to provide a resting stand, which allows the pressing iron to be rested flatly upon a horizontal surface without contact between the soleplate and the horizontal surface.