Dispenser for dispensing cosmetic product onto a receiving surface, dispensing device and associated method

A dispenser for dispensing cosmetic product onto a receiving surface, comprising:

• an end piece defining a product dispensing orifice configured to be opened opposite a receiving surface located under the end piece and wherein said receiving surface can be moved independently of the protective means;
• protective means for protecting the dispensing orifice so as to hinder contact between a body surface of a user of the dispenser and the dispensing orifice, the protective means protruding downward beyond the end piece and delimiting an opening, for the passage of the cosmetic product,
• wherein the protective means includes a closure element, configured to be maneuvered between a closed configuration closing off the volume located under the end piece opposite the dispensing orifice and an open configuration freeing the volume located under the end piece, wherein the protective means defines a protective cavity opening downwardly outside of the dispenser through the passage opening,
• wherein the end piece is configured to be maneuvered in the open configuration of the closure element between a predispensing position, in which the dispensing orifice is closed off and is in a rest position when the dispensing orifice is closed off, and a dispensing position, in which the dispensing orifice is open so that product can flow by gravity through the dispensing orifice and onto the receiving surface, and wherein the end piece is configured to be moved with respect to the protective means between a rest position and the predispensing position, the movement of the end piece between the rest position and the predispensing position causing the closure element to pass from the closure element's closed configuration into the closure element's open configuration,
• wherein the passage opening is located opposite and underneath the dispensing orifice in the predispensing position and in the dispensing position, and wherein a cross section of the passage opening is greater than a cross section of the dispensing orifice.