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INTANGIBLES (Details) - USD ($) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 29, 2018 | Dec. 30, 2017
Amortization expense fiscal year maturity [Abstract] |  |
2019 | $ 1,211,000 |
2020 | 958,000 |
2021 | 937,000 |
2022 | 931,000 |
2023 | 987,000 |
Gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization of amortizable intangible assets [Abstract] |  |
Gross Amount | 15,089,550 | $ 12,910,450
Accumulated Amortization | 4,807,830 | 3,635,292
Net per Balance Sheet | $ 10,281,720 | $ 9,275,158
Weighted-Average Amortization Period | 9 years 2 months 12 days | 10 years 9 months 18 days
Industrial Hardware Segment [Member] |  |
Gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization of amortizable intangible assets [Abstract] |  |
Gross Amount | $ 11,534,498 | $ 10,724,456
Accumulated Amortization | 3,087,130 | 2,306,063
Net per Balance Sheet | 8,447,368 | 8,418,393
Security Products Segment [Member] |  |
Gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization of amortizable intangible assets [Abstract] |  |
Gross Amount | 3,555,052 | 2,185,994
Accumulated Amortization | 1,720,700 | 1,329,229
Net per Balance Sheet | 1,834,352 | 856,765
Metal Products Segment [Member] |  |
Gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization of amortizable intangible assets [Abstract] |  |
Gross Amount | 0 | 0
Accumulated Amortization | 0 | 0
Net per Balance Sheet | 0 | 0
Patents and Developed Technology [Member] |  |
Gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization of amortizable intangible assets [Abstract] |  |
Gross Amount | 9,533,229 | 8,096,374
Accumulated Amortization | $ 3,185,656 | $ 2,638,202
Weighted-Average Amortization Period | 10 years 2 months 12 days | 12 years 3 months 18 days
Patents and Developed Technology [Member] | Industrial Hardware Segment [Member] |  |
Gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization of amortizable intangible assets [Abstract] |  |
Gross Amount | $ 7,884,498 | $ 7,074,456
Accumulated Amortization | 2,448,380 | 2,007,418
Patents and Developed Technology [Member] | Security Products Segment [Member] |  |
Gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization of amortizable intangible assets [Abstract] |  |
Gross Amount | 1,648,731 | 1,021,918
Accumulated Amortization | 737,276 | 630,784
Patents and Developed Technology [Member] | Metal Products Segment [Member] |  |
Gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization of amortizable intangible assets [Abstract] |  |
Gross Amount | 0 | 0
Accumulated Amortization | 0 | 0
Customer Relationships [Member] |  |
Gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization of amortizable intangible assets [Abstract] |  |
Gross Amount | 4,789,381 | 4,099,706
Accumulated Amortization | $ 1,046,983 | $ 568,468
Weighted-Average Amortization Period | 8 years 1 month 6 days | 9 years 6 months
Customer Relationships [Member] | Industrial Hardware Segment [Member] |  |
Gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization of amortizable intangible assets [Abstract] |  |
Gross Amount | $ 3,650,000 | $ 3,650,000
Accumulated Amortization | 638,750 | 298,645
Customer Relationships [Member] | Security Products Segment [Member] |  |
Gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization of amortizable intangible assets [Abstract] |  |
Gross Amount | 1,139,381 | 449,706
Accumulated Amortization | 408,233 | 269,823
Customer Relationships [Member] | Metal Products Segment [Member] |  |
Gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization of amortizable intangible assets [Abstract] |  |
Gross Amount | 0 | 0
Accumulated Amortization | 0 | 0
Non-Compete Agreements [Member] |  |
Gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization of amortizable intangible assets [Abstract] |  |
Gross Amount | 459,570 | 407,000
Accumulated Amortization | $ 329,296 | $ 244,200
Weighted-Average Amortization Period | 4 years 4 months 24 days | 5 years
Non-Compete Agreements [Member] | Industrial Hardware Segment [Member] |  |
Gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization of amortizable intangible assets [Abstract] |  |
Gross Amount | $ 0 | $ 0
Accumulated Amortization | 0 | 0
Non-Compete Agreements [Member] | Security Products Segment [Member] |  |
Gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization of amortizable intangible assets [Abstract] |  |
Gross Amount | 459,570 | 407,000
Accumulated Amortization | 329,296 | 244,200
Non-Compete Agreements [Member] | Metal Products Segment [Member] |  |
Gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization of amortizable intangible assets [Abstract] |  |
Gross Amount | 0 | 0
Accumulated Amortization | 0 | 0
Intellectual Property [Member] |  |
Gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization of amortizable intangible assets [Abstract] |  |
Gross Amount | 307,370 | 307,370
Accumulated Amortization | $ 245,895 | $ 184,422
Weighted-Average Amortization Period | 5 years | 5 years
Intellectual Property [Member] | Industrial Hardware Segment [Member] |  |
Gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization of amortizable intangible assets [Abstract] |  |
Gross Amount | $ 0 | $ 0
Accumulated Amortization | 0 | 0
Intellectual Property [Member] | Security Products Segment [Member] |  |
Gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization of amortizable intangible assets [Abstract] |  |
Gross Amount | 307,370 | 307,370
Accumulated Amortization | 245,895 | 184,422
Intellectual Property [Member] | Metal Products Segment [Member] |  |
Gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization of amortizable intangible assets [Abstract] |  |
Gross Amount | 0 | 0
Accumulated Amortization | $ 0 | $ 0

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