Patent 10571044 was granted and assigned to Airbus on February, 2020 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
An adapter system for a check valve which comprises a housing open at the bottom and a lateral wall pierced by a hole, and a flap fitted inside the housing and movable between a shut-off position in which the flap shuts off the hole and a free position in which the flap does not shut off the hole. A plug is provided for being inserted into the hole through an end face and a stop is provided for being placed against the lateral wall of the housing opposite the lateral wall pierced by the hole and comprising an attachment device provided for attaching the stop to the housing and provided so that the plug comes to rest against the stop. Such an adapter system may be installed without it being necessary to dismantle the housing.