Patent ID: 7156828

Claim:
A chafing barrier in combination with an absorbent pad comprising: an absorbent pad suitable to be worn in a crotch region of an undergarment, the absorbent pad having a substantially elongated shape with a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction and comprising two side edges extending in the longitudinal direction; attaching means located at the distal end and wherein the attaching means are adapted for securing the distal end of the chafing barrier to the inner thigh region; and chafing barriers each comprising a proximal end, a distal end, a top surface, and a bottom surface, wherein the proximal ends of the chafing barriers are connected to opposing sides of the absorbent pad along at least a portion of each side edge, and wherein a chafing barrier is adapted for: extending through a leg opening of the undergarment and covering an inner thigh region of the wearer; shielding the inner thigh region; and providing a barrier against chafing of the skin of opposing inner thigh regions.