Patent ID: 7077277

Claim:
A foot assembly for a clothes rack having a top crossbar, a bottom crossbar and two stanchions respectively and securely connected to two opposite ends of the top crossbar, the foot assembly comprising: two first legs each having a first caster rotatably mounted on a distal end of the first leg and a first ring formed on a proximal end of the first leg and having a first limiting recess defined in an inner face of the first ring and a first finger extending from the inner face of the first ring; two second legs each pivotally connected to a first leg and each having a second caster rotatably mounted on a distal end and each having a second ring formed on a proximal end of the second leg and having a second limiting recess defined in an inner face of each second ring to movably receive therein the first finger so as to limit the pivotal movement of the second legs relative to the first legs; and two joints each having a third ring for receiving distal ends of the two stanchions, a tube extending from an outer periphery of each third ring for receiving an end of the bottom crossbar and a tubular extension formed on a bottom rim of the third ring to extend into the first ring and the second ring, each joint having a second finger extending outward from an inner face of the third ring to be movably received in a corresponding first limiting recess such that the first legs are able to align with the second legs for storage and pivotal movement of the second legs relative to the first legs is limited.