According to an embodiment, a distal side of the third adhesive layer 207 may be further adhered to a proximal side of a fan housing 112a of a cooling fan 112 or fan assembly. Thus, what is described is an adhesive layered backflow preventer 200 that is manufactured, assembled, composed in such a way to be devoid of any relatively costly injection molded and/or machined plastic parts, and devoid of metal components such as springs and/or hinges, by way of assembling a series of relatively or substantially two-dimensional profiles (e.g., alternating plastic and adhesive layers) rather than a set of complex parts.