Security cover plate with accentric mounting aperture

A combination cover plate assembly and cabinet door and drawer lock comprising:

• a bolt housing having a reciprocating, retractable bolt and a cylinder and plug assembly housing, wherein a plug portion of the cylinder and plug assembly defines a first axis, the cylinder and plug assembly housing defines a second axis, and the bolt housing selectively rotates with respect to the plug portion of the cylinder and plug assembly about the first axis,
• a removable cover plate fixed to the bolt housing and defining a first circular aperture centered about the second axis which is displaced from the first axis when the cover plate is registered with the bolt housing;
• and
• a rotatable circular cover plate insert received within the first circular aperture defining a second circular aperture centered about the first axis, wherein the second circular aperture is sized to selectively receive the cylinder and plug assembly and an outer diameter of the insert is sized so that the insert fits within and is selectively rotatable with respect to the first circular aperture whereby the cylinder and plug assembly housing and the cover plate insert are rotatable with respect to the bolt housing and cover plate when the cover plate is fixed to the bolt housing.