Document and Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	May 04, 2020
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	Mar. 31, 2020
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2020
Entity Common Stock Shares Outstanding		61,882,172
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes