Hair waving applicance having plural independently temperature controllable electric heaters

A hair waving appliance comprising

• (a) a head receiving and confining assembly constructed to conform to the head of a user while maintaining a gap therebetween;
• (b) a plurality of independently controllable heating means provided within said head receiving and confining assembly for heating different hairline areas of the head of the user;
• (c) a plurality of temperature sensing probes, each of said temperature sensing probes being associated with a respective independently controllable heating means and carrying a temperature sensitive element connected to a temperature control means for controlling the heating of said heating means, each of said temperature sensing probes being movably constructed and located within the confines of the head receiving and confining assembly and being arranged to contact the hair of a head inserted into the assembly;
• (d) means for introducing a moisture-laden air mist mixture into the gap provided between the head receiving and confining assembly and the head of the user;
• (e) protector means associated with said head receiving and confining assembly for protecting the respective heating means against the moisture-laden air mist mixture;
• and
• (f) a discharge assembly communicating with said gap for removing hot air from the gap to the environment.