Our attempt at e-EQE Paper B 2022 - Snowshoe
Here's our attempt at this year's seasonal paper B about snowshoes. Although the paper was rather mechanical, luckily a deep understanding of the intricacies of shafts, axles, and pulleys did not seem necessary to arrive at (what we expect to be) the right claim amendments. You can find our solution by clicking on "Read more" below.
We look forward to your comments!
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Update, July 7 2022: the examiner's report is now available on the EPO website. We have added some references to this model solution in our answer below.
Nico and Meilof