Optical illusion container

A container for storing at least one item, comprising:

• a. a frame structure for holding the at least one item, comprising:
• a top element, an opposing bottom element, and at least one connecting member, wherein:
• i. the top element and bottom element are fixed in opposition to each other by the at least one connecting member;
• ii. the bottom element is substantially planar;
• iii. the at least one connecting member is approximately perpendicular to the bottom element;
• iv. the top element, the bottom element, and the at least one connecting member consist of a storage section of the frame structure and a threshold section of the frame structure wherein:
• 1. the storage section of the frame structure comprises the bottom element and a portion of the at least one connecting member proximal to the bottom element and extending upward a substantial portion of the distance between the bottom element and the top element;
• and,
• 2. the threshold section of the frame structure comprises the top element and the portion of the at least one connecting member not contained in the storage section of the frame structure;
• v. said storage section of the frame structure having sufficient symmetry such that at least one plane of symmetry exists wherein:
• 1. said at least one plane of symmetry is coplanar with a plane extending from the bottom element to the top element;
• 2. said at least one plane of symmetry is substantially perpendicular to the bottom element;
• and,
• 3. said at least one plane of symmetry being substantially transverse within the storage section of the frame structure such that said at least one plane of symmetry has a distal side and a proximal side;
• vi. said threshold section of the frame structure having at least one insertion aperture on the distal side of the at least one plane of symmetry sufficiently large to receive at least one of the items to be stored in the container;
• and,
• vii. said threshold section of the frame structure having at least one viewing aperture located on the proximal side of the at least one plane of symmetry, adjoining said storage section of the frame structure, and sufficiently large to permit an unobstructed view of a substantial portion of the interior of said storage section of the frame structure;
• b. at least one light reflective surface disposed in the at least one plane of symmetry within the frame structure in such an orientation as to:
• i. extend between the bottom element and the top element;
• ii. reflect a portion of the interior of the storage section of the frame structure that visually resembles another adjacent portion of the interior of the storage section of the frame structure that is hidden by the at least one light reflective surface;
• and
• iii. hide from view at least part of the one or more items to be stored;
• and,
• c. optionally, a means for orienting the frame structure in a position that facilitates an unobstructed view of the portion of the proximal side of the at least one light reflective surface disposed in the storage section of the frame structure through the at least one viewing aperture;
• wherein when an object to be stored is placed into the at least one insertion aperture, and into the frame structure, all or part of the item stored in the frame structure is hidden from view, when viewed through the at least one viewing aperture, by the at least one light reflective surface.