Note 14 - Income Taxes (Detail) - Income Tax Expense (Benefit) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2012	Oct. 01, 2011	Oct. 02, 2010
Current:
Federal	$ 2,037,000	$ 1,576,000	$ 1,803,000
State	46,000	55,000	80,000
Foreign	234,000
	2,317,000	1,631,000	1,883,000
Deferred:
Federal	(43,000)	158,000	383,000
State	(4,000)	6,000	14,000
Foreign	(19,000)
	(66,000)	164,000	397,000
Income tax expense	$ 2,251,000	$ 1,795,000	$ 2,280,000