LOCKING ASSEMBLY FOR SHUTTERS

A locking assembly for retaining a pair of shutters in a closed position on a dwelling, including an elongate backing bracket adapted to be fixedly mounted to the dwelling, the backing bracket including a pair of support portions extending laterally relative to the length of the backing bracket, and an outer locking portion. The shutters in their closed position are in abutting contact with the support portions, the outer locking portion extends through a gap defined between adjacent edges of the closed pair of shutters. The locking assembly further includes an elongate retention bracket having a channel in which the outer locking portion is received, and a pair of retention portions extending laterally relative to the length of the retention bracket, the outer locking portion adapted to be secured to the retention bracket within the channel. The adjacent edges of the closed pair of shutters are captured between the support portions and the retention portions, retaining the pair of shutters in a closed position.