Container for consumer articles with a spacer containing a cut-out

A method for preparing a container for consumer articles according to any of the preceding claims, comprising the steps of:

• (a) providing a main blank for forming a box portion,
• (b) forming from the main blank the box portion comprising a box front wall, a box rear wall, a box bottom wall and two box side walls extending between the box front wall and the box rear wall,
• (c) providing a spacer blank for forming a spacer with at least one cut-out,
• (d) forming the spacer with the at least one spacer cut-out from the spacer blank,
• (e) introducing the spacer with the at least one spacer cut-out into the box portion of the container such that the spacer is mounted within the box portion, is mounted essentially perpendicular to the box bottom wall, and the spacer with the at least one spacer cut-out is partially projecting out at the upper end of the box front wall,
• (f) providing an inner frame blank for forming an inner frame with a cut-out,
• (g) forming the inner frame from the inner frame blank, and
• (h) mounting the inner frame at the inner side of the box front wall such that the inner frame is partially projecting out at the upper end of the box front wall, and
• the spacer is a separate element that is mounted in the container.