Methods, apparatuses, and systems for resisting lateral displacement of movable partitions

A movable partition system, comprising:

• a movable partition, comprising:
• a first sheet of panels;
• and
• a second sheet of panels located beside the first sheet of panels;
• wherein each of the first sheet of panels and the second sheet of panels comprises a plurality of panels coupled to one another in a manner allowing adjacent panels of the plurality of panels to pivot relative to one another;
• and
• at least one lateral stabilization apparatus disposed between the first sheet of panels and the second sheet of panels and configured to impart lateral stability to the movable partition, the at least one apparatus comprising:
• at least one stabilization bracket;
• a first hinge coupling the at least one stabilization bracket to a first panel of the plurality of panels of the first sheet of panels, a hinge axis of the first hinge being at least substantially vertically oriented proximate a vertical centerline on the first panel between first and second pivotable couplings of the first panel, about which vertical centerline the first panel of the plurality of panels rotates as the movable partition is moved from an open position to a closed position and from the closed position to the open position;
• and
• a second hinge coupling the at least one stabilization bracket to a second panel of the plurality of panels of the second sheet of panels, a hinge axis of the second hinge being at least substantially vertically oriented proximate a vertical centerline on the second panel between first and second pivotable couplings of the second panel, about which vertical centerline the second panel of the plurality of panels rotates as the movable partition is moved from the open position to the closed position and from the closed position to the open position.