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A security structure for securing a window having a frame housing an interior sash window and an exterior sash window, the security structure comprising:

• a plurality of vertical security members interposed between the interior sash window and the exterior sash window;
• a plurality of horizontal security members interposed between the interior sash window and the exterior sash window, at least one of the horizontal security members being removably coupled to the frame;
• and
• wherein at least one of the vertical security members comprises a longitudinal axis, wherein the at least one vertical security member rotates about the longitudinal axis, and a geared portion of the at least one vertical security member meshes with a geared portion of the at least one horizontal member, wherein the at least one horizontal member is responsive to rotation of the at least one vertical security member about the longitudinal axis, and the at least one horizontal security member retracts from the frame upon rotation of the at least one vertical security member.

A security structure for securing a window having a frame housing an interior sash window and an exterior sash window, the security structure comprising:

• a plurality of vertical security members interposed between the interior sash window and the exterior sash window, wherein an end of at least one of the vertical security members is removably coupled to the window frame;
• a plurality of horizontal security members interposed between the interior sash window and the exterior sash window, at least one of the horizontal security members being removably coupled to the frame, and the at least one horizontal security member includes a first end and a second end;
• and,
• wherein at least one of the vertical security members comprises a longitudinal axis, wherein the at least one vertical security member rotates about the longitudinal axis, and the at least one vertical security member cooperates with the at least one horizontal member, wherein the at least one horizontal member is responsive to rotation of the at least one vertical security member about the longitudinal axis, and the at least one horizontal security member retracts at least one of the first end or the second end from the frame upon rotation of the at least one vertical security member.