Portable steam generator base for iron

A portable steam generator, comprising:

• a steam generator base including a water reservoir and a steam generation unit that is operatively fluidly connected with the water reservoir for water supply to the steam generation unit;
• an iron including a sole plate with openings so that steam can pass through the sole plate;
• and
• a flexible hose between the steam generation base and the iron including a steam conduit that is operatively fluidly connected with both the steam generation unit and an internal cavity of the iron for supply steam to the iron;
• wherein the steam generator base further comprising a top iron receiving surface for receiving the sole plate at a specific orientation and for positioning the iron on the top of the steam generator base above the water reservoir and without mechanical connection between the iron and the steam generator base, and the steam generator base further includes a plurality of handles that allow grasping and that provide portability to the steam generator with a pair of the handles non-movably positioned at opposite sides of the top iron receiving surface so that the top receiving surface and thus the iron lies between the pair of handles.