Lighting apparatus for tobacco-based products

A kit, comprising:

• a tobacco-based product having a sensitized tip;
• a container for holding the tobacco-based product therein;
• and
• an igniter apparatus configured to ignite the sensitized tip of the tobacco-based product, the igniter apparatus comprising:
• a first portion having a first surface and a second portion having a second surface, at least one of the first and second surfaces being movable with respect to the other surface between an opened orientation and a closed orientation, wherein at least a portion of the first and second surfaces are substantially parallel to one another in both the opened and closed orientation;
• a substantially cylindrical channel at least partially formed between the first and second portions when the first and second surfaces are in the closed orientation, the cylindrical channel having at least one opening configured to receive the sensitized tip of the tobacco-based product as it is inserted therein;
• and
• an abrasive material coated on at least a portion of the cylindrical channel, wherein the abrasive material is configured to at least partially contact the tobacco-based product when the first and second surfaces are in the closed orientation and wherein the abrasive material does not substantially contact the tobacco based product when the first and second surfaces are in the opened orientation;
• at least one spring apex cavity defined in the first portion and at least one spring base cavity defined in the second portion;
• at least one spring positioned partially in the spring apex cavity and partially in the spring base cavity;
• and
• at least one rail extending from the first surface and at least one lock channel defined in the second portion;
• wherein the rail is slidably coupled to the lock channel to define a maximum gap distance between the first surface and the second surface when in the opened orientation;
• further wherein, the igniter apparatus is removeably coupled to the container to allow the igniter apparatus to transition between the opened orientation and the closed orientation.