Source: The Trentonian
The summer of 2022 turned out to contain a bevy of lucrative days on the beach for Ridley Township native Mike Mogan. His recent invention of a motorized beach cart called e-Beach Wagon took beach-goers by storm this summer.
The design inspiration came from his desire for more stress-free family beach days with his wife, Tara, and their two young children, son Miles, 2, and daughter Stevie, 1, when they vacation in Cape May, N.J.
In addition to his own struggles carting the family’s beach accessories, Mogan also saw other beach-goers balancing their young children and belongings, as they navigated their way down to their spot on the sand. “I was tired of dragging all the gear in one of those fold-up wagons with hard wheels. I started thinking about an electric beach wagon then. Later, when my first child was born, I started digging deeper into it. I found only one company making electric beach wagons and was convinced I could make one better and less expensive.”
The e-Beach Wagon holds up to 300 pounds, can travel up to 6 miles per hour and has removable railings to simplify loading and unloading its contents. Since it sports an electric motor, the wagon also has the bonus of containing dual USB ports to charge devices. The e-wagon’s aluminum frame has tubes built into each corner that can be used to hold fishing rods, poles of a beach volleyball net, an umbrella, or a flagpole. Also setting the e-Beach Wagon apart from other wagons are its low-pressure balloon tires that make it possible to almost effortlessly glide across dunes, shells and sand.
The e-Beach Wagon isn’t limited to summer beach trips — it can be used year-round for yard work, transporting children, and in many other ways. “We’re also discovering there’s a huge market for people with disabilities,” he added.
“I built my prototype in about a month, preparing for our summer vacation in 2020,” Mogan shared. “After vacation, I made some upgrades that took another month. Then we decided to make it a business and hired a product development team to run the design using my concept. The prototype was completed by summer 2021. The design wasn’t perfected until the beginning of 2022. We are patent pending in the U.S. and China, and anticipate receiving design patents soon.”
His proud mom and sisters Rose and Tara have all helped to get the word out about the engineer’s invention because they’ve seen for themselves what an asset the wagon would be to own.
“Our family and friends are our biggest advocates,” Mogan smiled. “Especially our kids and our dog, who love it and enjoy going for wagon rides, even when it doesn’t involve going to the beach!”
For more information or to purchase the e-Beach Wagon, visit https://ebeachwagon.com or call 855-E-WAGONS (855-392-4667).