Locking assembly for ballast housing

[0030] As shown in FIGS. 1-15, a locking assembly 13 for a ballast tank housing 11 simply and easily fastens a lid 21 to a body 31 of the ballast tank housing. The body 31 has a first base 33 and a first wall 35 extending upwardly from the first base. The lid 21 has a second base 23 and a second wall 25 extending downwardly from the second base. A tab 41 extends outwardly from the first wall 35. A fastener 51 is pivotally disposed in-an opening 43 in the tab 41. First and second ears 61 and 62 extend outwardly from the second wall 25. A third base 63 extends between the first and second ears 61 and 62, respectively. A slot 64 in the third base 63 is adapted to receive the fastener 51. A nut 71 is movably disposed on the fastener and is movable to a position adjacent the third base 33 to tightly secure the lid 21 to the body 31.

[0031] The ballast tank housing 11 has a lid (splice box or mounting hood) 21 and a body 31, as shown in FIG. 1. Preferably, the body and lid of the ballast hou