Abstract: A portable partition system is provided having a pair of panel components which are adapted to assume either an operative or inoperative mode. First segments of the peripheral edges of the panel components are provided with a first attaching element and second segments thereof are provided with a compatible second attaching element whereby, when the first attaching element of one panel component and the compatible second attaching element of the other panel component are pushed together, the panel components are interconnected in an operative mode and can be adjusted to any selected relative angular position. The interconnected panel components can be disconnected from one another upon a predetermined pulling force being exerted on one of the components. The disconnected components, when in an inoperative mode, are adapted to assume a stacked face to face relation.