Patent ID: 7901747

Claim:
Star-shaped decorative object ( 2 ) comprising two blanks ( 4 , 6 ) joined together, both blanks ( 4 , 6 ) having a middle part ( 12 ) and a plurality of shorter and longer points ( 8 , 10 ) extending outwardly beyond the middle part ( 12 ) toward a tip at an outer end of the points ( 8 , 10 ), whereby the middle parts ( 12 ) of the blanks ( 4 , 6 ) are each provided with several fold lines ( 24 ) running from a midpoint ( 26 ) toward the tips of at least the longer points ( 10 ) and are folded at fold lines ( 24 ) running from the midpoint ( 26 ) in the direction of said longer points ( 10 ) in a V-shape, so that inwardly-folded areas ( 44 ) are formed between two neighboring of said fold lines ( 24 ) running from the midpoint ( 26 ) toward the tips of said longer points ( 10 ), wherein the tips of the shorter points ( 8 ) on the inwardly-folded areas ( 44 ) of each of the two blanks ( 4 , 6 ) are inserted through openings ( 28 ) of the other one of the two blanks ( 6 , 4 ) such that the tips of the shorter points ( 8 ) project through the openings ( 28 ) in order to join the two blanks ( 4 , 6 ) for the formation of a hollow, three-dimensional body, the openings ( 28 ) of each blank ( 4 , 6 ) being disposed on the fold lines ( 24 ) running from the midpoint ( 26 ) toward the tips of the longer points ( 10 ).