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An external grille assembly for a door. The external grille assembly can include a door insert. The insert can have a translucent panel, an exterior frame with screw bosses, an interior frame with screw bosses attached to the exterior frame, a connector hole formed in one of the screw bosses, and a

An external grille assembly for a door. The external grille assembly can include a door insert. The insert can have a translucent panel, an exterior frame with screw bosses, an interior frame with screw bosses attached to the exterior frame, a connector hole formed in one of the screw bosses, and a connector engaged within the connector hole. The connector can provide attachment between the insert and an external grille. The external grille can be removably and pivotably mounted to the insert and connector with a pin. The connector can include a first plate connected to a second plate, a first tubular disposed within the connector hole, a fastener engaging the first tubular within the connector hole and attaching the connector to the insert, and a second tubular for receiving the pin. Also disclosed is a method a making the external grille assembly.

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1. An external grille assembly for a door, the external grille assembly comprising: a. a door insert comprising: (i) a translucent panel with a first side and a second side;(ii) a frame engaged over the first side and the second side of the translucent panel; and(iii) a connector hole formed on a fi

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An external grille assembly for a door, the external grille assembly comprising: a. a door insert comprising: (i) a translucent panel with a first side and a second side;(ii) a frame engaged over the first side and the second side of the translucent panel; and(iii) a connector hole formed on a first side of the frame;b. a connector engaged within the connector hole, the connector comprising: (i) a first plate connected to a second plate at a right angle, wherein the first plate has a first side and a second side;(ii) a first tubular extending from the first side of the first plate at a right angle, wherein the first tubular is disposed within the connector hole;(iii) a fastener engaged with the first tubular within the connector hole, thereby attaching the connector to the door insert; and(iv) a second tubular disposed at an intersection of the first plate and the second plate and connected to the second side of the first plate;c. an external grille comprising: (i) a grille frame;(ii) a grille design portion disposed within the grille frame; and(iii) a mount barrel formed on a first side of the grille frame;d. a pin simultaneously engaged through the mount barrel and the second tubular, thereby mounting the external grille to the connector and to the door insert on the first side of the frame. 2. The external grille assembly of claim 1, wherein the frame further comprises: a. an exterior frame disposed over the first side of the translucent panel;b. an interior frame disposed over the second side of the translucent panel and attached to the exterior frame;c. a plurality of exterior screw bosses disposed through the exterior frame;d. a plurality of interior screw bosses disposed through the interior frame and axially aligned with the plurality of exterior screw bosses; ande. at least one fastener simultaneously disposed through at least one of the plurality of exterior screw bosses and at least one of the plurality of interior screw bosses, thereby fastening the exterior frame to the interior frame, wherein the connector hole is formed within one of the plurality of external screw bosses, and wherein the fastener engaged with the first tubular within the connector hole is also engaged through one of the plurality of interior screw bosses. 3. The external grille assembly of claim 1, wherein the external grille is pivotable about the pin. 4. The external grille assembly of claim 1, further comprising: a. an additional connector hole formed on a second side of the frame;b. an additional connector engaged within the additional connector hole, wherein the additional connector comprises: (i) a first plate connected to a second plate at a right angle, wherein the first plate has a first side and a second side;(ii) a first tubular extending from the first side of the first plate at a right angle, wherein the first tubular is disposed within the additional connector hole;(iii) a fastener engaged with the first tubular within the additional connector hole, thereby attaching the additional connector to the door insert; and(iv) a second tubular disposed at an intersection of the first plate and the second plate and connected to the second side of the first plate;c. an additional mount barrel formed on a second side of the grille frame; andd. an additional pin simultaneously engaged through the additional mount barrel and the second tubular of the additional connector, thereby mounting the external grille to the additional connector and to the door insert on the second side of the frame. 5. The external grille assembly of claim 4, wherein the pin is removable from the mount barrel and the second tubular of the connector allowing the external grille to be pivotable about the additional connector, and wherein the additional pin is removable from the additional mount barrel and the second tubular of the additional connector allowing the external grille to be pivotable about the connector. 6. The external grille assembly of claim 4, wherein the external grille is removable from the connector and the additional connector, allowing for attachment of an impact-resistant material to the connector, the additional connector and the door insert. 7. The external grille assembly of claim 1, wherein the translucent panel is a glass panel, a Plexiglas panel, an insulated glass panel, a transparent panel, a privacy window, or combinations thereof. 8. The external grille assembly of claim 1, wherein the grille frame comprises square tubulars, round tubulars, L-shaped angled bars, or combinations thereof. 9. The external grille assembly of claim 1, further comprising: a. a tapped hole disposed through the second tubular; andb. a fastener disposed through the tapped hole and engaged with the pin inside the second tubular, thereby securing the pin within the second tubular. 10. The external grille assembly of claim 1, wherein: a. the first plate further comprises a top edge, a first side edge, a second side edge and a bottom edge;b. the first tubular is disposed centrally between the top edge and the bottom edge; andc. the first tubular is disposed closer to the second side edge than to the first side edge. 11. The external grille assembly of claim 1, wherein the fastener is threadably engaged with the first tubular. 12. A method for attaching an external grille to a door, the method comprising: a. forming a hole within a first side of an exterior frame of a door insert, wherein the door insert further comprises an interior frame attached to the exterior frame and a translucent panel disposed between the exterior frame and the interior frame;b. installing the door insert into a door;c. disposing a connector within the formed hole;d. engaging a fastener with the connector in the formed hole, thereby attaching the connector to the door insert; ande. attaching an external grille to the connector, thereby removably and pivotably mounting the external grille to the first side of the exterior frame of the door insert. 13. The method of claim 12, further comprising: f. forming an additional hole within a second side of the exterior frame of the door insert;g. disposing an additional connector within the additional formed hole;h. engaging an additional fastener with the additional connector in the additional formed hole, thereby attaching the additional connector to the door insert; andi. attaching the external grille to the additional connector, thereby removably and pivotably mounting the external grille to the second side of the exterior frame of the door insert. 14. The method of claim 12, further comprising forming the hole by drilling the hole within the external frame. 15. The method of claim 12, further comprising threadably engaging the fastener with the connector. 16. The method of claim 12, further comprising removably and pivotably attaching the external grille to the connector using a pin. 17. The method of claim 12, wherein: j. the exterior frame comprises a plurality of exterior screw bosses; andk. the interior frame comprises a plurality of interior screw bosses axially aligned with the plurality of exterior screw bosses, and wherein the method further comprises: (i) engaging the exterior frame over a first side of the translucent panel;(ii) engaging the interior frame about a second side of the translucent panel;(iii) simultaneously engaging at least one fastener through at least one of the plurality of exterior screw bosses and at least one of the plurality of interior screw bosses;(iv) forming the hole within one of the plurality of exterior screw bosses; and(v) engaging the fastener with the connector simultaneously through the formed hole and one of the plurality of interior screw bosses. 18. The method of claim 12, wherein the connector comprises: a. a first plate connected to a second plate at a right angle, wherein the first plate has a first side and a second side;b. a first tubular extending from the first side of the first plate at a right angle; andc. a second tubular disposed at an intersection of the first plate and the second plate and connected to the second side of the first plate, wherein the method further comprises: (i) disposing the connector within the formed hole by disposing the first tubular within the formed hole;(ii) engaging the fastener with the connector in the formed hole by engaging the fastener with the first tubular; and(iii) attaching the external grille to the connector by simultaneously disposing a pin through a mount barrel of the external grille and the second tubular of the connector. 19. The method of claim 18, wherein the second tubular comprises a tapped hole, and wherein the method further comprises: engaging a set screw within the tapped hole and engaging the set screw with the pin, thereby securing the pin within the second tubular.