the present invention is generally directed to a retractable overhead charging cord dispenser which has multi - positioning capability to provide plug - in electric power to phevs parked at various positions in a garage or the like . an illustrative embodiment of the retractable overhead charging cord dispenser includes an arm assembly , a cord guide arm carried by the arm assembly , a cord storage device provided in the arm assembly and a retractable charging cord extendable from the cord storage device and extending through and protruding from the cord guide arm .