Elongate stabilizers for preventing furniture from tipping

A stabilizer for a piece of furniture, comprising:

• an elongate portion having opposed first and second ends;
• a first plate having an inner major surface and an outer planar surface on a side of said first plate opposite said inner major surface of said first plate;
• a second plate having an inner major surface and an outer planar surface on a side of said second plate opposite said inner major surface of said second plate, said elongate portion and said first and second plates having a unibody construction;
• a first hinge that pivotally connects said first end of said elongate portion to said inner major surface of said first plate;
• a second hinge that pivotally connects said second end of said elongate portion to said inner major surface of said second plate;
• first attachment means arranged at least partly on said outer planar surface of said first plate for attaching said first plate to the piece of furniture;
• and
• second attachment means arranged at least partly on said outer planar surface of said second plate for attaching said second plate to a vertical support surface,
• whereby when the stabilizer is attached to the piece of furniture at a location above the location at which the stabilizer is attached to the vertical support surface and the stabilizer is in a vertical orientation, the stabilizer provides resistance to tipping of the piece of furniture away from the vertical support surface.