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A lock with a cam action joined to a cylindrical assembly with a front portion adapted to being inserted into a computer chassis security slot. The cylindrical assembly front portion is comprised of two levers each terminating in a hook. The levers are pivotally attached to the cylindrical assembly

A lock with a cam action joined to a cylindrical assembly with a front portion adapted to being inserted into a computer chassis security slot. The cylindrical assembly front portion is comprised of two levers each terminating in a hook. The levers are pivotally attached to the cylindrical assembly and are pivoted within the security slot by the cam action of the lock.

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1. A security lever lock assembly adapted to operate in combination with a computer having a front wall, rear wall, two side walls, a top wall, and a bottom wall, one of said walls having an open security slot formed therein, comprising:a cylindrical assembly with a front portion adapted to being in

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A security lever lock assembly adapted to operate in combination with a computer having a front wall, rear wall, two side walls, a top wall, and a bottom wall, one of said walls having an open security slot formed therein, comprising:a cylindrical assembly with a front portion adapted to being inserted into said security slot, said front portion being comprised of two elongated lever elements, each said lever element terminating in a half crossbar, each said lever element being pivotally attached to the cylindrical assembly, said lever elements being adapted to being pivoted in a scissors motion within the security slot by a camming action of a cam lock;an anchored locking cable removably joined to said cylindrical assembly;a cam lock assembly joined to said cylindrical assembly, wherein said cam lock assembly is comprised of:a key operated lock mechanism with internal indents adapted to hold a key rotational turn at either 0° or 90°, said lock mechanism having a rear portion adapted to receive the key, a forward portion and a cylindrical body defined by said rear and forward portions, said lock mechanism having a circular opening formed in its wall, said opening adapted to receive a pin, said rear portion and forward portion defining a lock mechanism longitudinal axis, said lock mechanism longitudinal axis being concentric with a central longitudinal axis of the cylindrical assembly, said lock mechanism forward portion having a central, generally rectangular block element protruding outward therefrom in a forward direction along a forward central longitudinal axis of the lock mechanism, said lock mechanism being adapted to cause a radial turn of the block element with a radial movement the key 90°; anda cam unit adapted to receive the block element, said cam unit having a rear wall from which cylindrical side walls extend horizontally forward, said cam unit being generally cylindrical in shape, said cam unit having a longitudinal axis generally perpendicular to the rear wall, said cam unit having a front wall connected to said cylindrical side walls, said front wall being generally parallel to said rear wall, said cam unit rear wall having a generally rectangular, central aperture formed therein, said aperture adapted to receive the lock mechanism forward block element, said cam unit front wall having an elongated central slot formed therein, said slot and aperture each have a longitudinal axis perpendicular to the cam unit longitudinal axis.2. A security lever lock assembly as recited in claim 1, wherein said cylindrical assembly is comprised of:a hollow cylindrical encasement element having two ends, an open entry end and an exit end, and a cylindrically curved wall extending from the entry end to the exit end, said entry end, exit end and wall defining a hollow interior, said wall having an exterior surface and an interior surface, said exit end being closed with a flat end wall having a small, central, elongated opening therein, said encasement element having a threaded radial channel formed in the wall exterior surface adjacent the encasement element exit end and a shallow, smooth radial channel formed in the wall exterior surface rearward toward the encasement element entry end, said encasement element having a circular radial opening formed in the smooth radial channel, said encasement element having another circular radial opening formed in the threaded radial channel into which a small spring and small ball are inserted, said encasement element interior being formed into two sections, an entry end interior and an exit end interior, said exit end interior being that portion of the encasement element defined by the threaded radial channel and exit end, said exit end interior having a diameter less than an entry end interior diameter, said encasement element having said two elongated lever elements extending through the exit end opening into the encasement element interior, said lever elements being pivotally pinned in position by a pin extending through the opening in the threaded radial channel, each said lever having a body defined by rearward end positioned within the encasement element interior and a forward end protruding out of the encasement element and terminating in a half crossbar giving the lever the general shape of an inverted “L”, each said lever having a longitudinal axis defined by the rearward end and the forward end, said longitudinal axis of each lever in an unlocked positioned being generally perpendicular to the plane of the end wall and parallel to the cylindrical encasement element longitudinal central axis, each said lever body having a generally rectangular cross-section, each lever rearward end terminating in a cylindrical shaft with a central axis coincident with the longitudinal central axis of the lever, each lever body having an aperture formed through it at each lever's approximate longitudinal midpoint, each said lever being adapted to pivotally rotate about the pin positioned through the aperture, one lever pivoting in one direction and the other lever pivoting in an opposite direction, thereby forming a scissor crossing effect, the body of each lever element being substantially contained within the encasement element exit end interior, each lever cylindrical shaft protruding into the encasement element entry end interior; anda cable lock housing positioned over said encasement element;wherein said encasement element and cable lock housing have concentric central axes defining longitudinal axes for each element.3. A security lever lock assembly as recited in claim 2, wherein:the lock mechanism and cam unit each have an external diameter of approximately the same dimension, said external diameters of the lock mechanism and cam unit being slightly less than the diameter of the encasement element entry end interior and greater than the diameter of the encasement element exit end interior, said lock assembly being adapted to fit substantially into the encasement element entry end interior, cam unit front wall first, each said lever element cylindrical shaft fitted into the cam unit front wall slot, said lock mechanism body opening being aligned with the encasement element circular opening.4. A security lever lock assembly as recited in claim 3, wherein:the cable lock housing has an enclosed front end from which a cylindrical side wall extends to an open rear end, said front end and rear end defining a cable lock housing longitudinal axis, said front end, side wall and rear end defining a cable lock housing hollow interior, said cable lock housing body being generally cylindrical in shape, said cable lock housing front end having a generally circular aperture formed centrally therein, said side wall having an exterior surface and an interior surface, said side wall exterior surface having a rounded, radially protruding, elongated element formed thereon extending longitudinally from the housing rear end to an approximate housing longitudinal midpoint, said protruding, elongated element having a closed forward end, an open rearward end, a radially rounded top and a bottom formed from the housing side wall, said forward end and rearward end defining a protruding element longitudinal axis, said protruding element longitudinal axis being parallel to the cable lock housing longitudinal axis, said forward end, rearward end, top and bottom defining a protruding element interior, said protruding element being divided longitudinally into a forward section and a rearward section, said forward section having an inwardly protruding spring-loaded ball embedded in the forward section protruding element bottom projecting inwardly toward a cable lock housing central longitudinal axis, said protruding spring-loaded ball adapted to engage the encasement element smooth radial channel, said protruding element rearward section having a hollow interior, said bottom portion of the protruding element rearward section being open, said protruding element rearward section interior having a radial channel formed within a portion adjacent the protruding element forward section interior portion, said radial channel having a diameter greater than a diameter of the open rearward end, and a bottom opening greater than a bottom opening of the open rear end.5. A security lever lock assembly as recited in claim 4, wherein:the anchored locking cable has two ends, an anchored end and a holding end, said cable holding end being comprised of a cylindrical shank terminating in a disk having a diameter greater than said shank, said anchored locking cable adapted to be connected to the cable lock housing by insertion of the anchor cable disk into the protruding element radial channel through the protruding element rearward section open bottom and threading the cable shank through the protruding element rearward end, said encasement element inserted into the cable lock housing interior securing the cable within the protruding element radial channel.6. A security lever lock assembly as recited in claim 5, wherein:the encasement element is further comprised of a ring having an outer surface and a threaded inner surface, said ring being adapted to threadingly engage the encasement element threaded channel, said ring having a radial outer diameter equal to the radial outer diameter of encasement exterior surface.7. A security lever lock assembly as recited in claim 6, further comprising:an adjustment spacer comprised of a round, flat piece with an elongated aperture formed centrally therein, said spacer having a thickness equal to a thickness of the housing front end, said adjustment spacer adapted to being fitted over the protruding lever elements in place of the cable lock housing.