KR20170108153A

KR20170108153A - Container for consumer goods having a spacer containing an incision

Info

Publication number: KR20170108153A
Application number: KR1020177024465A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 줄리에 베다니
Original assignee: 필립모리스 프로덕츠 에스.에이.
Priority date: 2015-03-27
Filing date: 2016-03-24
Publication date: 2017-09-26
Also published as: JP2018508427A; SG11201705950YA; RU2678379C1; CN107428433A; MX2017012232A; EP3274264A1; US20180022539A1; WO2016156225A1

Abstract

The present invention relates to a container 10 for a consumer article which comprises a box front wall 14, a box rear wall 16, a box bottom wall, and a box front wall 14, (20) is mounted within the box portion, and the spacer (20) is intrinsically located in the box bottom wall, and the spacer (20) And the spacer 20 partially protrudes outward from the upper end of the box front wall 14 and the spacer 20 includes at least one spacer wall 26, One spacer wall 26,28,30 has at least one spacer cutout 32,34,36 and at least one spacer cutout 32,34,36 comprises at least one spacer wall 26,34,36, 28, 30). The container 10 further includes an inner frame having an inner frame cutout, the inner frame being provided on the inner surface of the box front wall 14 and partially protruding outward from the upper end of the box front wall 14 have. The present invention also relates to a method for manufacturing the container (10).

Description

Container for consumer goods having a spacer containing an incision

The present invention relates to a container for a consumer article comprising a box portion and a spacer mounted within the box portion.

It is known to pack a consumer article in a container formed from a folded thin layer blank. The elongated smoking article, such as a cigarette, cigarillo or cigar, typically has a box portion and a lead connected to the box against a hinge line extending across the rear wall of the container, Shaped rigid container such as a hinged lead container having a hinged lid. In use, the lid is pivoted relative to the hinge line to open the pack, thus allowing access to the smoking article stored in the box.

In some cases, it may be desirable to provide a container of a size larger than the volume occupied by the consumer article in the container. This may cause voids in the container, which increases the likelihood that the consumer article will be displaced or shaken in the container during shipping.

In order to solve this problem, GB 2 259 687 discloses a cigarette package comprising a shaped spacer element which is inserted into a cigarette pack to take up the spatial difference between the foil bundle and the box enclosure . However, as a result of the presence of the shaped spacer, it is more difficult for the consumer to access the cigarettes in the cigarette pack.

It would be desirable to provide an improved spacer-containing container for a consumer article that facilitates access to the consumer article despite the presence of spacers.

Such a goal can be achieved by the present invention. According to a first aspect of the present invention there is provided a container for a consumer article 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 Wherein the spacer is mounted in the box portion and the spacer is essentially vertically mounted to the box bottom wall and the spacer is partially protruding outward from the top end of the box front wall, At least one spacer wall having at least one spacer cutout and at least one spacer cutout positioned at an upper end of the at least one spacer wall. The container further includes an inner frame having an inner frame cutout, wherein the inner frame is provided on the inner surface of the box front wall and partially protrudes outward from the upper end of the box front wall.

The spacer cutout at the upper end of the at least one spacer wall is located in an area projecting outwardly from the upper end of the box front wall. For that reason, such a spacer cut will facilitate the consumer to access the consumer article in the container.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Figure 1 shows a cross-sectional view of a container of the present invention having a box portion, at least one spacer having at least one spacer cutout, and several cigarettes located within the box portion;
Figure 2 shows an embodiment of a blank for a spacer to be used with a container according to the invention.

Optionally, the container further comprises a lead portion including a lead front wall, a lead rear wall, and two lead sidewalls extending between the lead front wall and the lead rear wall.

The terms "front", "rear", "top", "bottom", "side", " Quot ;, "upper," " lower, "" height," " width, " Refers to a container in an upright position that houses a consumer item therein and has an open end of the box portion at the top. These terms are used in a similar manner when referring to spacers defined further below.

As described above, the spacers used in the containers according to the present invention are mounted essentially vertically in the box bottom wall. The spacers may be glued or otherwise attached to the bottom wall of the box. Alternatively or additionally, at least one spacer wall may be glued or otherwise attached to each of the one or more box walls at a location where the spacer contacts each box wall. Preferably, however, the spacer is not glued or attached to the box wall. In the latter case, it is more preferable that the spacer has dimensions adapted to the internal dimensions of the box portion. For example, the spacer may have an external depth corresponding to the internal depth of the box portion, such that it is properly fitted into the box portion, e.g., held in place by friction between the spacer and the box wall. Thus, adapting the external dimensions of the spacer to the internal dimensions of the box portion has the advantage that it can be mounted within the box portion, without the need for any attachment of the spacer to the box portion. Nevertheless, even after a portion of the consumer item has been removed, the spacer will be correctly positioned and held in place.

The spacer is preferably mounted vertically to the box bottom wall. Some deviation from the vertical arrangement of the spacers is acceptable so long as the removal of the consumer article from the container negatively affects it.

In some embodiments, the container includes more than one spacer with or without a spacer cut and having the same or different shape and size.

The spacer is preferably not mounted flat on the neighboring box wall but mounted in such a way that a space is created between the spacer and the surrounding box wall. A consumer article, for example a cigarette, can be filled in the space between the spacer and the box wall or even in the spacer. Thus, a preferred arrangement of the spacers in the box portion in such a way that a space is created between the spacer and the box wall is that the box portion is divided into smaller segments that limit possible movement of the consumer item, So that the article is more effectively retained in the various segments of the container.

The consumer article is preferably an elongated smoking article such as a cigarette, a cigar, or a cigar. More preferably, the consumer article is a cigarette. Therefore, the container of the present invention is preferably a container for a long smoking article, more preferably a cigarette pack. However, the container according to the invention can also be used with a variety of consumer goods other than smoking articles, preferably rod shaped articles.

Similarly, the height of the container of the present invention (corresponding to the distance between the bottom of the container, i.e., the bottom wall of the container and the top of the container, if present, the top of the lid, as a result of the elongated nature of the preferred smoking article) (E.g., corresponding to the maximum distance between the box side walls) of the container of the present invention. It is also preferable that the width of the container of the present invention is larger than the depth of the container of the present invention (e.g., corresponding to the maximum distance between the box front wall and the box rear wall).

A more preferred cigarette pack of the present invention is a hinged lead pack or soft pack (i. E., A box portion made of a thin layer, such as paper, that is thinner and more easily deformable than is commonly used in hinged lead packs Or a pack having a sliding mechanism for opening the container. By means of a suitable choice of dimensions, the cigarette pack according to the invention can be adapted to different cigarette numbers of a normal size, a king size, a super king size, a slim or a super slim cigarette, for example having a cigarette diameter in the range of 4 mm to 9 mm As will be understood by those skilled in the art.

The spacers used in the containers according to the invention are provided as separate elements and are mounted in a container or inner frame as discussed above. In particular, the spacer is not integrally formed with the inner frame or the container. As a result, the remainder of the container can be manufactured using conventional manufacturing techniques, particularly conventional machinery, and commonly used container blanks and internal frame blanks.

Preferably, the spacer is made of a thin layer blank. Preferably, the spacer is bent, folded, or bent and folded. When the spacer structure is bent, there will be a spacer with one spacer wall and a slightly curved cross-section. Preferably, such curved sections are semicircular, circular, semi-elliptical, ellipsoidal, semi-oval, oval or U-shaped. When the spacer structure is folded, there will be a spacer consisting of at least two spacer walls, with each folded edge causing an additional spacer wall. Preferably, such a spacer with at least two spacer walls has a V-shaped, triangular, trapezoidal or rectangular cross-section. More preferably, the cross section of the spacer is triangular. The cross-sectional area of the spacer is defined as the area surrounded by one or more spacer walls.

Preferably, the bent spacer as described above comprises a single spacer wall, from which one semicircular, circular, semi-ellipsoidal, ellipsoidal, semi-oval, oval or U-shaped spacer overlaps the spacer wall For example by attaching the end regions to each other. However, the preferred cross-section of the spacer may also be formed by a spacer wall combined with one or more, preferably one, of the box walls. For example, the U-shaped spacer is thus introduced into the box portion, and the ends of the spacer can be positioned against one of the box walls, e.g., the box rear wall, to close the outer periphery of the spacer.

In the case of bent spacers, the preferred cross-section of the folded spacers can be achieved by combining the spacer walls together, or by a spacer wall combined with one or more, preferably one, of the box walls. In the simplest manner, the sheet-like structure is once folded, so that a V-shaped cross section can be created in the spacer. Such a V-shaped spacer with two spacer walls is thus introduced into the box portion and the ends of the spacer can be positioned against one of the box walls, for example the box rear wall, to close the outer periphery of the spacer. In such a case, the generated spacer will have a triangular cross section. Similarly, after the three folds, the overlapping end regions of the spacer walls are connected to one another, e.g., by one flat or sheet-like structure to be glued, or after being folded twice, into the box portion, A spacer having a trapezoidal or rectangular cross-section can be produced from two flat or sheet-like structures complemented by one, or two or three flat or sheet-like structures connected to each other in overlapping end regions after being selectively folded.

A preferred embodiment of the folded spacer comprises two, three or four spacer walls. In the case of a folded spacer with two spacer walls, the spacer can create a V-shaped spacer cross-section. In the case of a folded spacer having three spacer walls, the spacer can produce a U-shaped or triangular spacer cross-section. In the case of folded spacers having four spacer walls, the spacers can produce square or trapezoidal spacer cross-sections.

In some embodiments, the spacers are folded in such a way that at least two spacer walls are flat on top of each other. This is advantageous because such a structure increases the stability of the spacer. When the spacer is folded in such a way that the spacers are folded in such a way that the two outer spacer walls are on top of each other, for example, the spacer with four spacer walls can also be folded into a triangle. When making a spacer having a certain number of spacer walls, it is to be understood that the above-described cross-sectional shape is realized with a larger number of spacer walls as long as the additional spacer wall is flat, even several times on another spacer wall do. This is advantageous when the spacer is realized with a material having a lower base weight for increasing stability.

In some embodiments, the spacer is bent over one or more portions of the spacer while the remainder of the spacer is folded at least once.

The cross-section of the spacer is preferably constant over the entire height of the spacer, except for the location of the one or more spacer cuts located at the upper end of the one or more spacer walls.

The one or more spacer cuts may have different shapes. Preferably, all of the spacer cutouts of the spacer have the same shape, or all of the spacer cutouts have one of two different shapes. The spacer cutout may have a triangular, square, semicircular, semi-elliptical or semi-oval shape, or it may be V-shaped or U-shaped. In a preferred embodiment, the at least one spacer cutout has a triangular shape or a V shape.

With regard to the position, size, shape and number of one or more spacer cuts, the one or more spacer cuts are arranged in a manner that defines at least one window in which a person can easily hold the consumer item from the container.

Preferably, each spacer wall of the spacer may have no more than two spacer cuts, i. E. No spacer cuts, or one spacer cut or two spacer cuts. Each spacer wall of the spacer may have the same shape and the same number of cuts, or even different shapes or different numbers of cuts.

Preferably, in a spacer having one spacer wall, the spacer may contain two spacer cuts on opposite sides of the spacer. Alternatively, such a spacer may include one spacer cutout or three spacer cutouts.

Preferably, in a spacer having two spacer walls, the spacer may comprise one spacer cutout or two spacer cutouts.

Preferably, in a spacer having three spacer walls, the spacer may comprise one, two or three spacer cuts.

Preferably, in a spacer having four spacer walls, the spacer may comprise two spacer cuts on opposite sides of the spacer, four spacer cuts on the opposite sides of the spacer, or three spacer cuts.

A preferred embodiment of the spacer may also include these additional spacer walls as long as the additional spacer wall is folded in such a way that it lies flat on another spacer wall.

In some embodiments, the container includes an inner frame having an inner frame cutout, the inner frame being provided on an inner surface of the box front wall and partially protruding outward from an upper end of the box front wall, Partially protrudes outward from the upper end of the inner frame cutout portion.

The height of the spacer - measured at the location without the spacer cutout - shall not exceed the internal height of the box part of the container. Preferably, the height of the spacer corresponds to the internal height of the box portion. Further, the height of the spacer may be slightly less than the internal height of the box portion, for example less than 0.1 to 1.5 cm, and the one or more spacer cutouts may further increase the height of the spacer at the location of the spacer cuts by an additional 0.5 to 3.0 cm Preferably by 1.0 to 1.5 cm. In another preferred embodiment, the height of the spacer is 2% to 25%, preferably 5% to 20%, more preferably 10% to 15% smaller than the internal height of the box portion of the container.

Since the preferred elongated smoking article typically has a height corresponding to the height of the box portion, the arrangement of the spacer cutout is such that even if the upper end of the spacer is close to the internal height of the box portion - The consumer article such as a cigarette has the advantage that it significantly exceeds the spacers at the location of the one or more spacer cuts. Thus, the consumer article placed in the container can therefore be easily gripped by the consumer without the barrier becoming a barrier or obstacle.

The spacer defines a finite volume of non-annihilation within the vessel, thereby dividing the interior section of the vessel into an area within the spacer wall and an area lying between the spacer wall and the vessel wall.

In the case of a spacer in which the spacer walls are connected to each other to form a closed perimeter, the cross-sectional area of the spacer is the area enclosed by the spacer wall or spacer walls. In the case of spacers in which the spacer walls are not connected to each other or the spacer walls are not connected to each other so that closed peripheries do not occur, the cross-sectional area of the spacer may be adjusted by virtue of a phantom line connecting the spacer wall or the end of the spacer wall or the spacer wall It is the enclosed area. The cross-sectional area of the box portion is the area enclosed by the box front wall, the box rear wall and the two box side walls.

The spacer is divided into a section of the box section into at least three sections: a section located within the box section but not within the spacer, and a section located within the spacer but not located within the volume between the walls of the box section and the spacer A spacer may be mounted to the box portion of the container. Depending on the amount of consumer goods to be arranged in the box portion, the consumer article may be located only in the appropriate amount of sections, while the rest of the available sections are free to remain. In a preferred embodiment, the consumer article is located within the box portion, but not within the spacer. In another embodiment, the consumer article is located within the spacer, but not within the volume between the wall of the box portion and the spacer. Preferably, the individual sections are sized such that a plurality of consumer articles can be located therein. It can be seen that the presence of three, four or even more sections provides the manufacturer with a high degree of flexibility. Some cigarettes can be packed in one container. The space in the provided spacer may be completely or only partially packed, or completely free, depending on the manufacturer's wishes and needs. Regardless of the selected packing, the restriction of the possible movement of the smoking article, and in particular of the cigarette, by the presence of the spacer will keep them in place, even if part of the smoking article or cigarette is removed.

The container preferably has a cross-sectional area of about 10% to about 60% of the cross-sectional area of the box portion. Preferably, the cross-sectional area of the spacer is from about 20% to about 50%, more preferably from about 25% to about 45% of the cross-sectional area of the box portion. Such preferred containers of the present invention maintain a balance of available volumes in the container so that the potential movement of the consumer article reduces the risk of potential damage unless at least the container is closed and the consumer article is removed from the container To be limited enough.

The container may be configured such that the outer depth of the spacer corresponds to the inner depth of the box portion, the outer width of the spacer corresponds to the inner width of the box portion, or the outer depth of the spacer corresponds to the inner depth of the box portion, It is preferable that the width corresponds to the inner width of the box portion. The advantage of all these arrangements is that the spacers are automatically retained by friction with the adjacent walls of the box portion within the box portion so that once the consumer item is removed, it can not move or move substantially within the box portion. This can be further supported by bonding or otherwise securing the spacer to one or more of the box walls.

The material for the container is preferably cardboard or paper, and more preferably the material for the container is cardboard. Such a material for the container has a basis weight of 140 g / m2 to 250 g / m2, preferably 160 g / m2 to 240 g / m2, more preferably 180 g / m2 to 230 g / m2. All basis weights referred to herein are determined in accordance with ASTM D646-13 (with ASTM D685-12).

The spacers may be made of any sheet or sheet-like material. Preferably, the spacers are made of a laminate, cardboard, paper or foil, or plastic. More preferably, the spacer is made of paperboard or paper or plastic. The spacer may have a basis weight of at least 120 g / m 2, preferably 130 to 250 g / m 2, more preferably 160 to 230 g / m 2. The basis weight of the spacer is determined according to ASTM D646-13 (with ASTM D685-12).

According to a second aspect of the present invention, a method for manufacturing a container of the present invention is provided by performing the following steps, but not necessarily in the order described:

(a) providing a main blank for forming a box portion,

(b) forming a box portion from the main blank, the box portion including 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 having at least one incision,

(d) forming a spacer from the spacer blank having at least one spacer cut,

(e) the spacer is mounted in the box portion and is essentially vertically mounted to the box bottom wall, and wherein the spacer having at least one spacer cutout partially protrudes outward from the top end of the box front wall, and at least one spacer cutout Introducing the spacer into the box portion of the container,

(f) providing an inner frame blank for forming an inner frame having an incision,

(g) forming the inner frame from the inner frame blank, and

(h) mounting the inner frame to the inner surface of the box front wall such that the inner frame partially protrudes outward from the upper end of the box front wall.

Preferably, the method for manufacturing the container can be supplemented by introducing the consumer article into the container at an appropriate time. This can be at the end of the method after the spacer has been inserted into the container. However, this can also be performed during the execution of the above-described method for manufacturing the container. For example, when the consumer item is a cigarette, the cigarette can be placed on the spacer blank. Thereafter, a spacer is formed around the cigarette, and the resulting bundle is introduced into the container. For that purpose, the cigarette can be placed on the spacer blank after being wrapped in the inner liner.

The length, width and depth of the container according to the invention can be such that, at the sealing position, the overall dimensions of the resulting container are similar to the dimensions of the existing twenty cigarette disposable hinge lid packs.

Preferably, the container according to the present invention has a height of about 60 mm to about 150 mm, more preferably about 70 mm to about 125 mm, wherein the height is measured from the top wall to the bottom wall of the container.

Preferably, the container according to the invention has a width of from about 12 mm to about 150 mm, more preferably from about 70 mm to about 125 mm, wherein the width is measured from one side wall of the container to the other side wall.

Preferably, the container according to the present invention has a depth of about 6 mm to about 100 mm, more preferably a depth of about 12 mm to about 25 mm, wherein the depth includes the container (including the hinge between the box and the lead ) To the rear wall.

The containers according to the present invention may be shrink-wrapped in a conventional manner, for example, in a transparent polymer film of high density or low density polyethylene, polypropylene, oriented polypropylene, polyvinylidene chloride, cellulose film, Otherwise it can be over wrapped. When containers according to the present invention are topsided, the topsheet may comprise one or more tear tapes. Further, an image, consumer information or other data may be printed on the packaging material. Additional outer wrappers can advantageously protect the surface of the container against wear, for example during handling.

In addition to housing a group of smoking articles, the containers may further comprise other consumer items such as matches, lighters, fire extinguishing means, breath-fresheners or electronic devices. Other consumer articles may be attached to the outside of the container, or may be contained in the container, for example in one of the spacers, in the smoking article, in the separation compartment of the container, or in a combination thereof.

The outer surface of the spacer and container according to the present invention may be printed, embossed, engraved, or otherwise decorated with a manufacturer or brand logo, trademark, slogan and other consumer information and indicia.

The preferred embodiment of the present invention is a combination of the above-mentioned preferred meanings. Particularly preferred embodiments of the present invention are combinations of the above-mentioned more preferable objects.

The invention will be further described for the purpose of illustration only with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

The container 10 shown in FIG. 1 includes a box portion and the illustrated cross-section of the box portion is defined by the surrounding box side wall 12, the box front wall 14 and the box rear wall 16. The spacer 20 is mounted in the container 10. The spacer 20 has a triangular cross section and is mounted in the vessel 10 in such a manner that the spacer wall 28 of the spacer 20 lies flat on the inner surface of the box front wall 14. [ The triangular cross section of the spacer 20 divides the volume within the box portion into three different sections where the section in the spacer 20 is empty and the remaining two sections, The volume between the walls 12, 14, 16 is filled with a cigarette 40.

Figure 2 shows a blank in which a spacer 20 such as that used in Figure 1 can be produced. The blank is folded twice along the edges 22, 24 to provide three spacer walls 26, 28, 30. In the cross-sectional view, the folded blank will cause a triangular shape. At the upper end of the blank, a portion of the blank is cut from each spacer wall. The spacer walls 26 and 30 represent the triangular cutouts 32 and 36, respectively, while the spacer wall 28 represents the U-shaped cutout 34. In other embodiments, as long as the dimensions of the spacer 20 are selected in such a way that the space is easily left by the spacer cutouts 32 and 36 so that a person can easily grip the cigarette 40, May not have the spacer cutout portion 34. When manufacturing the spacer 20, the step of cutting the spacer cutouts 32, 34, and 36 may be performed before the spacer 20 is folded. After the blank is cut and the spacer 20 is folded into a triangular cross sectional shape, the spacer 20 is positioned such that by placing the lower end of the spacer 20 in the box bottom wall of the container 10, Is mounted in the container (10) by being flatly placed on the inner surface of the box front wall (14). This arrangement of the spacers 20 in the container 10 allows the cigarettes 40 to be easily gripped despite the presence of the spacers 20 because the spacer cuts 32, Because it provides a window for taking out the door 40.

10: container
12: Surrounding box side wall
14: box front wall
16: box rear wall
20: Spacer
22, 24: edge
26, 28, 30: spacer wall
32, 34, 36: incision section
40: Cigarettes

Claims

10. A consumer goods container (10), the container (10) comprising:
A box front wall 14, a box rear wall 16, a box bottom wall, and a box portion 16 comprising two box side walls 12 extending between the box front wall 14 and the box rear wall 16. [ , And
Comprising a spacer (20)
The spacer (20) is mounted in the box portion,
The spacers (20) are mounted essentially vertically in the box bottom wall,
The spacer 20 partially protrudes outward from the upper end of the box front wall 14,
The spacer (20) comprises at least one spacer wall (26, 28, 30)
The at least one spacer wall (26, 28, 30) has at least one spacer cutout (32, 34, 36)
The at least one spacer cutout (32, 34, 36) is located at the upper end of the at least one spacer wall (26, 28, 30)
The container 10 further comprises an inner frame having an inner frame cutout,
Wherein the inner frame is provided on an inner surface of the box front wall (14) and partially protrudes outward from an upper end of the box front wall (14).

3. The method of claim 1, wherein at least a first portion of the spacer (20) is configured to produce a circular, ellipsoidal, oval, semicircular, semi-ellipsoidal or semi-oval or U-shaped cross section of the first portion of the spacer Bent, vessel (10).

3. A spacer according to claim 1 or 2, wherein at least a second portion of the spacer (20) comprises a plurality of spacer walls (20) for creating a U-, V-, tri-, (26, 28, 30).

4. A device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the spacer (20)
One spacer wall 26, 28, 30 formed to produce a circular, elliptical, oval, semicircular, semi-ellipsoidal, semi-oval or U-shaped cross section of the spacer 20, or
Two spacer walls (26, 28, 30) formed to create a V-shaped cross section of the spacer (20), or
Three spacer walls (26, 28, 30) formed to create a U-shaped or triangular cross-section of the spacer (20), or
(26, 28, 30) formed to create a square or trapezoidal cross-section of the spacer (20).

5. The device of claim 4, wherein the spacer (20)
(1) having two spacer cutouts (32, 34, 36) or one spacer cutout (32, 34, 36) or three spacer cutouts (32, 34, 36) on the opposite sides of the spacer Spaced apart spacer walls 26, 28, 30, or
Two spacer walls 26, 28, 30 having one spacer cutout 32, 34, 36 or two spacer cutouts 32, 34, 36, or
Three spacer walls (26, 28, 30) having one, two or three spacer cutouts (32, 34, 36), or
34, 36 on the opposite side of the spacer 20 or three spacer cuts 32, 34, 36 on the opposite side of the spacer 20, 32, 34, 36). &Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > 32. < / RTI >

6. The method of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the at least one spacer cutout (32, 34, 36) has a triangular, rectangular, semicircular, semi-elliptical, (10).

7. A method according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the cross-sectional area of the spacer (20) is from about 10% to about 60%, preferably from about 20% to about 50% Is from about 25% to about 45%.

8. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 7,
The outer depth of the spacer 20 corresponds to the inner depth of the box portion,
The outer width of the spacer 20 corresponds to the inner width of the box portion,
Wherein an outer depth of the spacer (20) corresponds to an inner depth of the box portion, and an outer width of the spacer (20) corresponds to an inner width of the box portion.

9. A container (10) according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the spacer (20) is a separate element mounted in the container (10).

10. The container (10) according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the consumer article is a smoking article, preferably a cigar, cigar pile or cigarette (40), more preferably a cigarette (40).

11. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 10,
The consumer article is located within the box portion but is not located within the spacer (20)
Wherein the consumer article is located within the spacer but not within a volume between the walls of the box portion and the spacer.

12. A device according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the container (10) comprises a lead front wall, a lead rear wall, and a lead comprising two lead sidewalls extending between the lead front wall and the lead rear wall (10). &Lt; / RTI >

13. A container (10) according to any one of claims 1 to 12, wherein the height of the spacer (20) corresponds to the internal height of the box portion.

14. A method for manufacturing a container (10) for a consumer article according to any one of claims 1 to 13,
(a) providing a main blank for forming a box portion,
(b) a box front wall 14, a box rear wall 16, a box bottom wall, and two box side walls 12 extending between the box front wall 14 and the box rear wall 16 Forming the box portion from the main blank,
(c) providing a spacer blank for forming a spacer (20) having at least one cutout (32, 34, 36)
(d) forming a spacer (20) having said at least one spacer cutout (32, 34, 36) from said spacer blank,
(e) a spacer (20) having the at least one spacer cutout (32, 34, 36) is mounted in the box front wall Introducing a spacer (20) having the at least one spacer cutout (32, 34, 36) into the box portion of the vessel (10) so as to project partially outward from the upper end of the vessel
(f) providing an inner frame blank for forming an inner frame having an incision,
(g) forming the inner frame from the inner frame blank, and
(h) mounting the inner frame to the inner surface of the box front wall such that the inner frame partially protrudes outward from the upper end of the box front wall.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising introducing a consumer article into the container at an appropriate time.