Document and Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Nov. 13, 2019
Document And Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	CHASE PACKAGING CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0001025771
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Small Business	true
Entity Shell Company	true
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2019
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2019
Entity Common Stock Shares Outstanding		61,479,759