Protective equipment

1. A protective apparatus comprising:

a cantilever yoke system having a left arch slot, a right arch slot and one or more swivel slots, the cantilever yoke system further having a shape that wraps around a back of a user and over the shoulders of the user;

a generally arched shaped left portion coupled to the left arch slot of the cantilever yoke system at one or more attachment points located on a front of the arched shape left portion;

a generally arched shaped right portion coupled to the right arch slot of the cantilever yoke system at one or more attachment points located on a front of the arched shaped right portion; and

at least one swivel connecting the left and right portions of the apparatus to each other on a rear of the left and right portions, the cantilever yoke system further coupled to at least one of the at least one swivel on a rear of the apparatus at the one or more swivel slots, and a rear of at least one of the left and right portions.

2. The protective apparatus of claim 1 wherein the left and right portions are pivotally coupled to each other and wherein slots in at least one of: the at least one swivel and the cantilever yoke system limit pivotal movement of the left and right portions.

3. The protective apparatus of claim 1 wherein each of the left and right portions comprise a distal and a proximal arch.

4. The protective apparatus of claim 3 comprising a plurality of shoulder pads, each coupled to the left and rights distal arches.

5. The protective apparatus of claim 1 wherein the cantilever yoke system is fixedly coupled to the at least one swivel and slidingly coupled to the left and right portions of the apparatus to allow the left and right portions to move laterally relative to each other.

6. The protective apparatus of claim 5 wherein the cantilever yoke system acts as a bridge between left and right portions of the apparatus to transfer the load from an impact on one of the left and right portions to the other of the left and right portions.

7. The protective apparatus of claim 6 wherein the cantilever yoke system has a thickness of about 0.5 inches to about 0.75 inches.

8. The protective apparatus of claim 6 wherein the cantilever yoke system comprises a left and a right end, each having an arch shape, and wherein the cantilever yoke system further comprises a planer section located between the left and right arched shape ends of the system.

9. The protective apparatus of claim 8 comprising padding located on the cantilever yoke system in an interior of the apparatus.

10. The protective apparatus of claim 1 wherein each of the left and right portions comprise a distal and a proximal arch fixedly coupled to each other and wherein an apex of the proximal arch is located above an apex of the distal arch such that a space is maintained between the proximal and distal arches.

11. The protective apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the apex of each of the proximal and distal arches curves laterally outward such that apexes of the proximal and distal arches for an external cantilever system.

12. A protective apparatus comprising:

a cantilever yoke system having a left arch slot, a right arch slot and one or more swivel slots, the cantilever yoke system having a shape that wraps around a back of a user and over the shoulders of the user;

a generally arched shaped left portion slidingly coupled to the left arch slot of the cantilever yoke system at one or more attachment points thereon located on a front of the arched shape left portion;

a generally arched shaped right portion slidingly coupled to the right arch slot of the cantilever yoke system at one or more attachment points thereon located on a front of the arched shaped right portion; and

at least one swivel connecting the left and right portions of the apparatus to each other on a rear of the left and right portions, the cantilever yoke system further fixedly coupled to the at least one swivel on a rear of the apparatus at the one or more swivel slots.

13. The protective apparatus of claim 12 wherein the cantilever yoke system comprises a left and a right ends, each having an arch shape, and wherein the cantilever yoke system further comprises a planer section located between the left and right arched shape ends of the system.

14. The protective apparatus of claim 13 wherein the cantilever yoke system acts as a bridge between left and right portions of the apparatus to transfer the load from an impact on one of the left and right portions to the other of the left and right portions.

15. The protective apparatus of claim 13 wherein the cantilever yoke system has a thickness of about 0.5 inches to about 0.75 inches.

16. The protective apparatus of claim 12 wherein the left and right portions are pivotally coupled to each other and wherein slots in at least one of: the at least one swivel and the cantilever yoke system limit pivotal movement of the left and right portions.

17. The protective apparatus of claim 12 wherein each of the left and right portions comprise a distal and a proximal arch.

18. The protective apparatus of claim 17 comprising a plurality of shoulder pads, each coupled to the left and rights distal arches.

19. The protective apparatus of claim 12 comprising padding located on the cantilever yoke system in an interior of the apparatus.

20. The protective apparatus of claim 1 wherein each of the left and right portions comprise a distal and a proximal arch fixedly coupled to each other and wherein an apex of the proximal arch is located above an apex of the distal arch such that a space is maintained between the proximal and distal arches, and wherein the apex of each of the proximal and distal arches curves laterally outward such that apexes of the proximal and distal arches for an external cantilever system.