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A chassis foot and optional castor apparatus includes a chassis foot member. A chassis coupling member is located on the chassis foot member and engageable with a chassis to couple the chassis foot member to the chassis without the use of a tool. A castor coupling member located on the chassis foot

A chassis foot and optional castor apparatus includes a chassis foot member. A chassis coupling member is located on the chassis foot member and engageable with a chassis to couple the chassis foot member to the chassis without the use of a tool. A castor coupling member located on the chassis foot member and engageable with a castor to couple the castor to the chassis foot member without the use of a tool. The chassis foot member of the chassis foot and optional castor apparatus may be coupled to a chassis to provide additional stability to the chassis. A castor may be coupled to the chassis foot member to provide additional mobility to the chassis without substantially adding to the height of the chassis including the chassis foot member.

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What is claimed is: 1. A chassis foot and castor apparatus, comprising: a chassis foot member comprising a floor engagement surface and a plurality of castor housing members adjacent a chassis engagement surface that is located opposite the floor engagement surface on the chassis foot member, where

What is claimed is: 1. A chassis foot and castor apparatus, comprising: a chassis foot member comprising a floor engagement surface and a plurality of castor housing members adjacent a chassis engagement surface that is located opposite the floor engagement surface on the chassis foot member, wherein a castor housing is defined between each castor housing member and the floor engagement surface; a chassis coupling member located on the chassis foot member and including a resilient chassis securing beam operable to snap into engagement with a chassis in response to a sliding movement, the chassis coupling member engageable with a chassis to secure the chassis foot member to the chassis without the use of a tool; and a castor coupling member located on each castor housing member and including a resilient castor securing beam operable to snap into engagement with a castor base member in response to a sliding movement, each castor coupling member engageable with a respective castor to secure a plurality of castors to the chassis foot member without the use of a tool, wherein each castor comprises a wheel, and only a portion of the wheel extends past the floor engagement surface when the castors are secured to the chassis foot member and located in the castor housings. 2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the resilient chassis securing beam extends from the chassis foot member, and wherein the chassis coupling member is insertable through a chassis foot coupling feature defined by the chassis and, in response, the resilient chassis securing beam engages a securing aperture defined by the chassis to secure the chassis foot member to the chassis without the use of a tool. 3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the chassis coupling member defines a plurality of chassis channels that house a portion of a chassis when the chassis coupling member is inserted through chassis foot coupling feature and the resilient chassis securing beam is engaged with the securing aperture. 4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the resilient castor securing beam extends from the chassis foot member, wherein the resilient castor securing beams are engageable with a side surface of the respective castor in response to the insertion of the castor into the castor coupling member in order to secure the castor to the chassis foot member without the use of a tool. 5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein each castor coupling member defines a plurality of castor channels that house a portion of the respective castor when the castor is inserted in the castor coupling member and the castor securing beam is engaged with the side surface of the castor. 6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein each of the castor housing members extend from the chassis engagement surface on the chassis foot member and away from the floor engagement surface. 7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the chassis coupling member extends from the castor housing member. 8. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising: a plurality of castors secured to the chassis foot member through the engagement of the plurality of castors with respective castor coupling members. 9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein less than half of the wheel on each castor extends past the floor engagement surface when the casters are secured to the chassis foot member and located in the castor housings. 10. An information handling system (IHS), comprising: an IHS chassis comprising a chassis foot coupling feature and defining an IHS housing; a processor coupled to the IHS chassis and located in the IHS housing; and a chassis foot apparatus coupled to the IHS chassis, the chassis foot apparatus comprising: a chassis foot member comprising a floor engagement surface and a plurality of castor housing members adjacent a chassis engagement surface that is located opposite the floor engagement surface on the chassis foot member, wherein a castor housing is defined between each castor housing member and the floor engagement surface; a chassis coupling member located on the chassis foot member and including a resilient chassis securing beams operable to snap into engagement with a chassis in response to a sliding movement, the chassis coupling member engaged with the chassis foot coupling feature without the use of a tool to secure the chassis foot member to the IHS chassis; and a castor coupling member located on each castor housing member and including a resilient castor securing beam operable to snap into engagement with a castor base member in response to a sliding movement, each castor coupling member engageable with a respective castor to secure a plurality of castors to the chassis foot member without the use of a tool, wherein each castor comprises a wheel, and only a portion of the wheel extends past the floor engagement surface when the castors are secured to the chassis foot member and located in the castor housings. 11. The system of claim 10, wherein the resilient chassis securing beam extends from the chassis foot member, and wherein the chassis coupling member is located in the chassis foot coupling feature and the resilient chassis securing beam engages a securing aperture defined by the chassis to secure the chassis foot member to the IHS chassis without the use of a tool. 12. The system of claim 11, wherein the chassis coupling member defines a plurality of chassis channels that house a portion of a chassis wall on the IHS chassis with the chassis coupling member located in the chassis foot coupling feature and the resilient chassis securing beam is engaged with the securing aperture. 13. The system of claim 10, wherein the resilient castor securing beam extends from the chassis foot member, wherein the resilient castor securing beams are engageable with a side surface of the respective castor in response to the insertion of the castor into the castor coupling member in order to secure the castor to the chassis foot member without the use of a tool. 14. The system of claim 13, wherein each castor coupling member defines a plurality of castor channels that house a portion of the respective castor when the castor is inserted in the castor coupling member and the castor securing beam is engaged with the side surface of the castor. 15. The system of claim 10, wherein each of the castor housing members extend from the chassis engagement surface on the chassis foot member and away from the floor engagement surface, though the chassis foot coupling feature, and into the IHS housing. 16. The system of claim 10, wherein the chassis coupling member extends from the castor housing member and engages the chassis foot coupling feature without the use of a tool to secure the chassis foot member to the IHS chassis. 17. The system of claim 10, further comprising: a plurality of castors secured to the chassis foot member through the engagement of the plurality of castors with respective castor coupling members. 18. The system of claim 17, wherein less than half of the wheel on each castor extends past the floor engagement surface when the castors are secured to the chassis foot member and located in the castor housings. 19. A method for coupling a foot and a castor to a chassis, comprising: providing a chassis foot member comprising a floor engagement surface and a plurality of castor housing members adjacent a chassis engagement surface that is located opposite the floor engagement surface on the chassis foot member, wherein a castor housing is defined between each castor housing member and the floor engagement surface, and wherein a chassis coupling member extends from each castor housing member adjacent the chassis engagement surface and a castor coupling member extends from each castor housing member adjacent the respective castor housing, and wherein each chassis coupling member comprises a resilient chassis securing beam and each castor coupling member comprises a resilient castor securing beam, the resilient chassis securing and castor securing beams being operable to snap into engagement with the chassis and a castor base member, respectively, in response to a sliding movement; securing the chassis foot member to a chassis without the use of a tool by inserting the chassis coupling member through a chassis foot coupling feature defined by the chassis and, in response, engaging the resilient chassis securing beam with a securing aperture defined by the chassis; and increasing the mobility of the chassis in response to securing a plurality of castors to respective castor coupling members without the use of a tool by inserting each castor in the respective castor coupling member and, in response, engaging the resilient castor securing beam with a side surface of the castor, wherein each castor comprises a wheel, and only a portion of the wheel extends past the floor engagement surface when the castors are secured to the chassis foot member and located in the castor housings. 20. The method of claim 19, wherein less than half of the wheel on each castor extends past the floor engagement surface when the castors are secured to the chassis foot member and located in the castor housings.