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REPORTABLE SEGMENTS (Details) - USD ($) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 28, 2019 | Dec. 29, 2018
Reportable Segments Information [Abstract] |  |
Sales | $ 251,742,619 | $ 234,275,463
Income before income taxes | 16,205,971 | 17,590,329
Operating profit | 17,457,854 | 17,859,341
Interest expense | (1,857,961) | (1,202,272)
Other income | 606,078 | 933,260
Assets | 280,662,976 | 181,247,567
Depreciation and amortization | 6,454,881 | 5,329,208
Capital expenditures before currency translation adjustment | 5,437,158 | 5,413,073
Currency translation adjustment | 3,330 | (9,014)
Capital expenditures | 5,440,488 | 5,410,545
Operating Segments [Member] |  |
Reportable Segments Information [Abstract] |  |
Assets | 140,252,427 | 122,103,898
Operating Segments [Member] | Industrial Hardware [Member] |  |
Reportable Segments Information [Abstract] |  |
Sales | 164,505,888 | 140,293,409
Income before income taxes | 11,067,011 | 9,588,185
Assets | 66,008,663 | 47,600,805
Depreciation and amortization | 4,015,017 | 2,978,324
Capital expenditures before currency translation adjustment | 3,603,863 | 3,029,406
Operating Segments [Member] | Security Products [Member] |  |
Reportable Segments Information [Abstract] |  |
Sales | 58,324,085 | 64,897,871
Income before income taxes | 5,389,612 | 7,122,640
Assets | 54,804,360 | 54,593,837
Depreciation and amortization | 1,281,008 | 1,135,811
Capital expenditures before currency translation adjustment | 935,722 | 1,482,267
Operating Segments [Member] | Metal Products [Member] |  |
Reportable Segments Information [Abstract] |  |
Sales | 28,912,646 | 29,084,183
Income before income taxes | 1,001,231 | 1,148,516
Assets | 19,439,404 | 19,909,256
Depreciation and amortization | 1,158,856 | 1,215,073
Capital expenditures before currency translation adjustment | 897,573 | 901,400
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] |  |
Reportable Segments Information [Abstract] |  |
Sales | 3,456,079 | 3,745,497
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Industrial Hardware [Member] |  |
Reportable Segments Information [Abstract] |  |
Sales | 61,557 | 366,381
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Security Products [Member] |  |
Reportable Segments Information [Abstract] |  |
Sales | 3,382,791 | 3,365,695
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Metal Products [Member] |  |
Reportable Segments Information [Abstract] |  |
Sales | 11,731 | 13,421
General Corporate [Member] |  |
Reportable Segments Information [Abstract] |  |
Assets | 140,410,549 | 59,143,669
Capital expenditures | 0 | 6,486
Reportable Geographical Components [Member] |  |
Reportable Segments Information [Abstract] |  |
Sales | 251,742,619 | 234,275,463
Reportable Geographical Components [Member] | United States [Member] |  |
Reportable Segments Information [Abstract] |  |
Sales | 230,920,619 | 207,789,058
Assets | 263,295,787 | 166,665,767
Reportable Geographical Components [Member] | Foreign [Member] |  |
Reportable Segments Information [Abstract] |  |
Sales | 20,822,000 | 26,486,405
Assets | $ 17,367,189 | $ 14,581,800

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