Modular panel system

A modular panel system, comprising:

• a first post, a second post, and a third post, each post comprising:
• a front face defining a central channel, the central channel comprising a floor having a linking opening and a slide bolt opening, a first ledge extending from a first side of the central channel and a second ledge extending from a second side of the central channel, a first cutout in the first ledge, and a second cutout in the second ledge disposed aligned with the first cutout in the first ledge;
• a rear face defining a panel receiving channel;
• a first lateral face;
• a second lateral face disposed opposite the first lateral face;
• a panel having a lateral edge sized to be received by the panel receiving channel of either the first or the second post;
• a first linking element and a second linking element, the first linking element having a head and being configured to be secured in the linking opening of the first post;
• wherein the head of the first linking element is sized to fit within the first and second cutouts in the first and second ledges and to be secured by the first and second ledges of the second post to couple the first post to the second post;
• wherein the first lateral face of the first post and either the first or the second lateral face of the second post together form a first side central channel and a first side central channel cutout to receive the second linking element to couple the third post to the coupled first and second posts;
• a base coupled to either the first or the second post, the base having a slide bolt receiving channel;
• and
• a slide bolt having first portion received in the slide bolt receiving channel and a second portion received in the slide bolt opening in either the first or the second post.