Patent ID: 7927673

Claim:
Star-shaped decorative object ( 2 ), comprising two blanks of a sheet material ( 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 the points ( 8 , 10 ) and is folded at neighboring fold lines ( 24 ) alternately in a V-shape in opposite directions so that between each two fold lines ( 24 ) separated by another fold line ( 24 ) inwardly-folded or outwardly-folded areas ( 44 or 40 ) are formed with the other fold line ( 24 ) in the middle, wherein the tips of the shorter points ( 8 ) on inwardly-folded areas ( 44 ) of each of the two blanks ( 4 , 6 ) are inserted through openings ( 28 ) on outwardly folded areas ( 40 ) of the other one of the two blanks ( 6 , 4 ), which openings ( 28 ) are each disposed on the fold lines ( 24 ) running from the midpoint ( 26 ) toward the tips of the longer points ( 10 ), such that the tips of the shorter points ( 8 ) project through the openings ( 20 ) in order to join the two blanks ( 4 , 6 ) for the formation of a hollow three-dimensional body.