Bollard cord retractor

1 . A bollard cord retractor comprising:

a bollard having a hollow cavity extending through at least a portion thereof;

a force retractor positioned within the hollow cavity, the force retractor including a linear force retractor; and

a retraction line attached at a first end to the force retractor and attached at a second end to a charging cord of a charger,

wherein the bollard is separate and spaced apart from the charger.

2 . The bollard cord retractor of claim 1 , further comprising at least one pulley configured to redirect a force exerted on the retraction line by the force retractor.

3 . The bollard cord retractor of claim 1 , wherein the linear force retractor includes a counterweight configured to slide vertically within the hollow cavity, the retraction line attached at the first end to the counterweight.

4 . A charging system comprising:

an electric charging station having a charging cord; and

a bollard cord retractor including:

a bollard separate and spaced apart from the electric charging station, the bollard having a hollow cavity extending through at least a portion thereof;

a force retractor positioned within the hollow cavity, the force retractor including a linear force retractor; and

a retraction line attached at a first end to the force retractor and attached at a second end to the charging cord of the electric charging station.

5 . The charging system of claim 4 , wherein the bollard is at least one of a single vertical column bollard, a horseshoe bollard, a T bollard, or an upside down L bollard.

6 . The charging system of claim 4 , wherein the bollard is taller than the electric charging station.

7 . The charging system of claim 4 , further comprising:

at least one additional charging cord of the electric charging station; and

at least one additional bollard cord retractor, each of the at least one additional bollard cord retractors including:

an additional bollard separate and spaced apart from the electric charging station, the additional bollard having an additional hollow cavity extending through at least a portion thereof;

an additional force retractor positioned within the additional hollow cavity, the additional force retractor including a linear force retractor; and

an additional retraction line attached at a first end to the additional force retractor and attached at a second end to the additional charging cord of the electric charging station.

8 . The charging system of claim 4 , further comprising at least one additional charging cord of the electric charging station;

wherein the bollard cord retractor further comprises:

an additional force retractor positioned within the hollow cavity, the additional force retractor including a linear force retractor; and

an additional retraction line attached at a first end to the additional force retractor and attached at a second end to the additional charging cord of the electric charging station.

9 . The charging system of claim 8 , further comprising:

at least one pulley positioned inside the hollow cavity to redirect a force exerted on the retraction line by the force retractor; and

at least one additional pulley positioned inside the hollow cavity to redirect a force exerted on the additional retraction line by the additional force retractor.

10 . The charging system of claim 9 , wherein:

the force retractor includes a counterweight configured to slide vertically within the hollow cavity, the retraction line attached at the first end to the counterweight; and

the additional force retractor includes an additional counterweight configured to slide vertically within the hollow cavity, the additional retraction line attached at the first end to the additional counterweight.

11 . The charging system of claim 10 , wherein the counterweight and the additional counterweight are positioned in the hollow cavity in a same vertical column of the bollard.

12 . The charging system of claim 11 , wherein the bollard is at least one of a single vertical column bollard, a T bollard, a horseshoe bollard, or an upside-down L bollard.

13 . The charging system of claim 10 , wherein the bollard is a horseshoe bollard having a first vertical column, a second vertical column, and a horizontal cross-bar.

14 . The charging system of claim 13 , wherein:

the counterweight is positioned in the hollow cavity in the first vertical column; and

the additional counterweight is positioned in the hollow cavity in the second vertical column.

15 . The charging system of claim 14 , wherein:

the retraction line extends from the counterweight through the first vertical column, over the pulley, at least partially through the horizontal cross-bar, and through a wall of the horizontal cross-bar to attach to the charging cord between the first and second vertical columns; and

the additional retraction line extends from the additional counterweight through the second vertical column, over the additional pulley, at least partially through the horizontal cross-bar, and through the wall of the horizontal cross-bar to attach to the additional charging cord between the first and second vertical columns.