Pressing comb, dryer and curling device

A hair curling appliance comprising an elongated barrel having a C-chaped cross section;

• and an elongated comb member movable between an open position spaced from the barrel, and a closed position nested partly within the barrel;
• said barrel having an inner surface and an arcuate outer surface having a radius of curvature generated from a central axis extending longitudinally along the barrel within its C-shaped cross section;
• said elongated comb member comprising a main body having an arcuate outer surface having the same radius of curvature as the barrel outer surface;
• said comb member being connected to the barrel so that when the comb member is in its closed position the arcuate outer surfaces of the barrel and comb member collectively form a cylindrical mandrel adapted for winding a person's hair therearound;
• the main body of said comb member having an inner surface facing the inner surface of said C-shaped barrel so that when the comb member in its closed position a confined space is formed within the C-shaped barrel;
• a single row of regularly spaced teeth projecting from the inner surface of the comb member main body, whereby said teeth retain the strands of hair in a position extending transverse to the aforementioned central axis;
• an electric heating element extending longitudinally within the comb member main body for heating the inner and outer surfaces of said main body;
• and means for supplying a pressurized stream of heating air to the confined space within the C-shaped barrel.