Patent ID: 7677128

Claim:
A vehicular shift lock device operable between a locking state for inhibiting a movement of a shift lever and an unlocking state for permitting the movement of the shift lever, comprising: a stopper member which is pivotably mounted such that the stopper member pivots between a stopping position and a non-stopping position, wherein in the stopping position the stopper member restricts a movement of a manually operable member operable, and in said non-stopping position the stopper member does not restrict the movement of the manually operable member; a first biasing member which biases said stopper member toward said stopping position; a first linkage device which is pivotably mounted for movement between an original position and an unlocking position, and wherein the first linkage device is moved from said original position to said unlocking position by movement of said manually operable member with said manually operable member engaging said first linkage device and moving said first linkage device from said original position to said unlocking position; a second biasing member which biases said first linkage device toward said original position; and a second linkage device which is pivotably mounted, and wherein said second linkage device is operatively connected to said first linkage device such that said second linkage device is pivoted from a first position to a second position when said first linkage device is moved from said original position to said unlocking position, and further wherein said second linkage device includes at least part of an actuator device, wherein said actuator device operates between the second linkage device and the stopper member, and further wherein the actuator device is operable between a locking state and an unlocking state when said second linkage device is in said second position, such that: (a) when said second linkage device is in said second position and said actuator device is in said unlocking state, said stopper member is in said non-stopping position; and (b) when said second linkage device is in said second position and said actuator device is in said locking state, said stopper member is in said stopping position.