Foldable party decoration
View Patent ↗A decoration in a variety of shapes and including a substantially flat main body and a string. The main body has a plurality of extensions extending from a base portion. Each extension has an aperture therethrough at its free end. The string passes through each aperture in a same direction. The extensions are foldable such that the ends with the apertures are stacked and the string passes through the apertures in a line. Accordingly, the decoration forms a curved surface. Two edges of the main body can be attached to form a closed loop structure. The extensions may extend from both ends of the base portion to form fully enclosed surfaces, for example a sphere.
1. A decoration comprising:
a substantially flat main body having a first side and a second side and including:
an elongate base portion with a top, a bottom and two side edges, the base portion forming a closed loop structure with the side edges attached to one another,
two sets of extensions respectively extending upwardly from the top and downwardly from the bottom, of said base portions, the extensions of each set being substantially parallel, and
an end portion at a free end of each extension having an aperture therethrough; and
a string passing through each of the apertures of one set of extensions in a first direction, the first direction being from the first side to the second side, and passing through each of the apertures of the other set of extensions in a second direction, the second direction being from the second side to the first side,
whereby the end portions in each set of extensions are stackable such that the string passes through the apertures of each set in a line and the decoration forms a closed surface.
2. The decoration of claim 1 , further comprising two holding elements disposed on the string on opposite sides of the main body.
3. The decoration of claim 1 , further comprising a gap holder disposed on the string between the sets of extensions.
4. The decoration of claim 2 , further comprising a gap holder disposed on the string between the sets of extensions.
5. The decoration of claim 1 , wherein the side edges of each extension curve toward each other in a direction away from said base portion.
6. The decoration of claim 1 , wherein the end portions are enlarged compared to an adjacent portion of the respective extension.
7. The decoration of claim 1 wherein the main body includes a tab at one edge of the base portion, the tab being connected to the other edge to form the closed loop structure.
8. A decoration comprising:
a substantially flat main body having a first side and a second side and including:
a base portion with a top and a bottom,
a plurality of first extensions extending from the top of the base portion in a first direction, and
a first end portion at a free end of each first extension opposite the base portion, each first end portion including an aperture therethrough; and
a string passing through each of the apertures from the first side to the second side,
whereby the first end portions are stackable such that the string passes through the plurality of apertures in a line and the first end portions form a closed surface.
9. The decoration of claim 8 , wherein the base portion further includes two edges, means attaching the edges to each other to form a closed loop structure of the base portion.
10. The decoration of claim 8 , wherein the main body further comprises:
a plurality of second extensions extending from the bottom of the base portion in a second direction opposite the first direction;
a second end portion at a free end of each second extension opposite the base portion, each second end portion including an aperture therethrough; and
wherein the decoration further comprises a second string passing through each aperture of the second end portions,
whereby the second end portions are stackable such that the second string passes through the apertures of the second end portions in a line.
11. The decoration of claim 9 , wherein the main body further comprises:
a plurality of second extensions extending from the bottom of the base portion in a second direction opposite the first direction;
a second end portion at a free end of each second extension opposite the base portion, each second end portion including an aperture therethrough; and
wherein the decoration further comprises a second string passing through each aperture of the second end portions,
whereby the second end portions are stackable such that the string passes through the apertures of the second end portions in a line and the decoration forms a substantially closed surface.
12. The decoration of claim 9 , further comprising two holding elements disposed on the string on opposite sides of the main body.
13. The decoration of claim 10 , wherein the first and second string are integrally formed.
14. The decoration of claim 13 , further comprising two holding elements each disposed on one of the string, the two holding elements being on opposite sides of the main body.
15. The decoration of claim 14 , further comprising a gap holder disposed on at least one of the first and second string between the first and second extensions.
16. The decoration of claim 8 , wherein at least one of said first extensions has a length different from another of the plurality of first extensions.
17. The decoration of claim 8 , wherein at least one of said first extensions has a width different from another of the plurality of first extensions.
18. The decoration of claim 8 , wherein the base portion includes a plurality of tabs extending therefrom.