Patent ID: 8613236

Claim:
A shift lever device comprising: a shift lever whose shift position is changed as a result of the shift lever being operated; a placement member that is movable between a blocking position and an allowing position and that is placed in the blocking position or the allowing position when the shift lever is operated from a predetermined shift position; a moving member that is movable with respect to the placement member, that blocks operation of the shift lever from the predetermined shift position as a result of the placement member being placed in the blocking position when the shift lever is operated from the predetermined shift position, and that allows operation of the shift lever from the predetermined shift position as a result of the placement member being placed in the allowing position when the shift lever is operated from the predetermined shift position; and an attraction unit that is capable of attracting the placement member, with the placement member being separable therefrom, and that switches the placement of the placement member in the blocking position and the allowing position when the shift lever is operated from the predetermined shift position, as a result of attraction and non-attraction with respect to the placement member being switched, wherein the attraction unit is immovable both within the shift lever device and with respect to the placement member.