Picture frame apparatus

Abstract

A picture frame apparatus for decoratively displaying a picture includes a translucent layer with a first face and a second face. A mirror layer is coupled to the second face of the translucent layer and has a first surface and a second surface. The first surface is reflective and abuts the second face of the translucent layer. The mirror layer has an aperture extending therethrough.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A picture frame apparatus comprising:
 a translucent layer having a first face and a second face; and   a mirror layer being coupled to the second face of the translucent layer, the mirror layer having a first surface and a second surface, the first surface being reflective, the first surface abutting the second face of the translucent layer, the mirror layer having an aperture extending therethrough.   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein a perimeter edge of the aperture is shaped such that the perimeter edge is configured to be equivalent in size and shape to an outer edge of a picture. 
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein a peripheral edge of the mirror layer is coextensive with an exterior edge of the translucent layer. 
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the translucent layer has a first end and a second end, the translucent layer having a first side and a second side each extending between the first end and the second end and between the first face and the second face, the first side being concavely arcuate adjacent to the first end and convexly arcuate adjacent to the second end, the second side being convexly arcuate adjacent to the first end and concavely arcuate adjacent to the second end. 
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a tabletop frame, the translucent layer and the mirror layer being mounted to a front face of the tabletop frame such that the first face of the translucent layer faces forwardly with respect to the tabletop frame; and   a kick stand being mounted to the tabletop frame opposite the mirror layer, the kick stand extending away from the tabletop frame and being angled toward the boundary edge of the frame.   
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 5 , wherein the tabletop frame has a boundary edge being coextensive with the peripheral edge of the mirror layer and the exterior edge of the translucent layer. 
     
     
         7 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising a flowerpot, the translucent layer and the mirror layer surrounding a perimeter wall of the flowerpot such that the first face of the translucent layer faces outwardly away from the flowerpot, the flowerpot defining a cavity for containing a plant. 
     
     
         8 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a chain being coupled to and extending away from the exterior edge of the translucent layer; and   a ring being coupled to a distal end of the chain with respect to the translucent layer.   
     
     
         9 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising a necklace being coupled to the exterior edge of the translucent layer, the necklace having a pair of segments each extending away from the translucent layer. 
     
     
         10 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising a table, the translucent layer and the mirror layer being mounted on a top surface of the table such that the first face of the translucent layer faces upwardly with respect to the table. 
     
     
         11 . The apparatus of  claim 10 , wherein the aperture of the mirror layer is one of a plurality of apertures extending through the mirror layer, a perimeter edge of each aperture of the plurality of apertures being shaped such that each perimeter edge is configured to be equivalent in size and shape to an outer edge of one of a plurality of pictures. 
     
     
         12 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising a frame structure, the translucent layer and the mirror layer being mounted to the frame structure, the frame structure having an outer wall being coextensive with the exterior edge of the translucent layer, the frame structure having a plurality of openings extending therethrough, the translucent layer being positioned such that the first face of the translucent layer is viewable through each opening of the plurality of openings of the frame structure, the aperture of the mirror layer being one of a plurality of apertures extending through the mirror layer, a perimeter edge of each aperture of the plurality of apertures being shaped such that each perimeter edge is configured to be equivalent in size and shape to an outer edge of one of a plurality of pictures, each aperture of the plurality of apertures being positioned such that each aperture is viewable through one of the openings of the frame. 
     
     
         13 . A picture frame apparatus comprising:
 a translucent layer having a first face and a second face; and   a mirror layer being coupled to the second face of the translucent layer, the mirror layer having a first surface and a second surface, the first surface being reflective, the first surface abutting the second face of the translucent layer, the mirror layer having an aperture extending therethrough, a perimeter edge of the aperture being shaped such that the perimeter edge is configured to be equivalent in size and shape to an outer edge of a picture, a peripheral edge of the mirror layer being coextensive with an exterior edge of the translucent layer.   
     
     
         14 . The apparatus of  claim 13 , wherein the translucent layer has a first end and a second end, the translucent layer having a first side and a second side each extending between the first end and the second end and between the first face and the second face, the first side being concavely arcuate adjacent to the first end and convexly arcuate adjacent to the second end, the second side being convexly arcuate adjacent to the first end and concavely arcuate adjacent to the second end. 
     
     
         15 . The apparatus of  claim 13 , further comprising:
 a tabletop frame, the translucent layer and the mirror layer being mounted to a front face of the tabletop frame such that the first face of the translucent layer faces forwardly with respect to the tabletop frame, the tabletop frame having a boundary edge being coextensive with the peripheral edge of the mirror layer; and   a kick stand being mounted to the tabletop frame opposite the mirror layer, the kick stand extending away from the tabletop frame and being angled toward the boundary edge of the frame.   
     
     
         16 . The apparatus of  claim 13 , further comprising a flowerpot, the translucent layer and the mirror layer surrounding a perimeter wall of the flowerpot such that the first face of the translucent layer faces outwardly away from the flowerpot, the flowerpot defining a cavity for containing a plant. 
     
     
         17 . The apparatus of  claim 13 , further comprising:
 a chain being coupled to and extending away from the exterior edge of the translucent layer; and   a ring being coupled to a distal end of the chain with respect to the translucent layer.   
     
     
         18 . The apparatus of  claim 13 , further comprising a necklace being coupled to the exterior edge of the translucent layer, the necklace having a pair of segments each extending away from the translucent layer. 
     
     
         19 . The apparatus of  claim 13 , further comprising a table, the translucent layer and the mirror layer being mounted on a top surface of the table such that the first face of the translucent layer faces upwardly with respect to the table, the aperture of the mirror layer being one of a plurality of apertures extending through the mirror layer, a perimeter edge of each aperture of the plurality of apertures being shaped such that each perimeter edge is configured to be equivalent in size and shape to an outer edge of one of a plurality of pictures. 
     
     
         20 . The apparatus of  claim 13 , further comprising a frame structure, the translucent layer and the mirror layer being mounted to the frame structure, the frame structure having an outer wall being coextensive with the exterior edge of the translucent layer, the frame structure having a plurality of openings extending therethrough, the translucent layer being positioned such that the first face of the translucent layer is viewable through each opening of the plurality of openings of the frame structure, the aperture of the mirror layer being one of a plurality of apertures extending through the mirror layer, a perimeter edge of each aperture of the plurality of apertures being shaped such that each perimeter edge is configured to be equivalent in size and shape to an outer edge of one of a plurality of pictures, each aperture of the plurality of apertures being positioned such that each aperture is viewable through one of the openings of the frame.