Patent ID: 6886426

Claim:
A shift lever apparatus comprising: a shift lever which is provided so as to be able to be turned in a predetermined direction and a side direction of the predetermined direction, wherein by being turned at least in the side direction of the predetermined direction, a shift position is changed from a predetermined shift position; and a connecting member, which connects the shift lever and a brake for braking a vehicle by being operated and is able to be moved between a first position, at which the turning of the shift lever to the side direction of the predetermined direction is inhibited, and a second position, at which the turning of the shift lever to the side direction of the predetermined direction is allowed, wherein, in a case when the shift lever is positioned at the predetermined shift position, and the brake is not operated, movement from the first position to the second position is inhibited, and in a case when the shift lever is positioned at the predetermined shift position, and the brake is operated, movement from the first position to the second position is allowed, and the connecting member is moved from the first position to the second position in accordance with the turning of the shift lever to the side direction of the predetermined direction.